Cape fox vs High mallow

Vulpes chama compared with Malva sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape fox High mallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Malvaceae
Genus Vulpes (Foxes) Malva
Species Vulpes chama Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape fox High mallow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.

High mallow

No description available.

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