Cape fox vs pignut

Vulpes chama compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Mesosphaerum
Species	Vulpes chama	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.