Cape fox vs Floating Fern

Vulpes chama compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Vulpes chama	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.