Cape fox vs Milky Box

Vulpes chama compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Lophostemon
Species	Vulpes chama	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Milky Box
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milky Box

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.