Cape fox vs island mallow

Vulpes chama compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while island mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	island 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 assurgentiflora

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	island mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.

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.