Cape fox vs Plain Clothes

Vulpes chama compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Tineidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Tinea
Species	Vulpes chama	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape fox and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Plain Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.