Cape fox vs Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle

Vulpes chama compared with Hymenogaster citrinus

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Hymenogaster
Species	Vulpes chama	Hymenogaster citrinus

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.