Cape fox vs Crabgrass

Vulpes chama compared with Eleusine indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape fox Crabgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Poales (Grasses)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Vulpes (Foxes) Eleusine
Species Vulpes chama Eleusine indica

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Crabgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape fox Crabgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crabgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crabgrass

No description available.

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