Cape fox vs Paraguay tea

Vulpes chama compared with Ilex paraguariensis

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Paraguay tea is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Paraguay tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Ilex
Species	Vulpes chama	Ilex paraguariensis

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Paraguay tea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Paraguay tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paraguay tea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.