Cape fox vs Forest Ironplum

Vulpes chama compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Drypetes
Species	Vulpes chama	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Forest Ironplum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.