Cape fox vs Hawaiian Jackbean

Vulpes chama compared with Canavalia hawaiiensis

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Hawaiian Jackbean is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Hawaiian Jackbean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fabaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Canavalia
Species	Vulpes chama	Canavalia hawaiiensis

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Hawaiian Jackbean

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Hawaiian Jackbean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hawaiian Jackbean

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.