Cape fox vs Native Caper

Vulpes chama compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Capparaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Capparis
Species	Vulpes chama	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Native Caper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

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.