Cape fox vs Prickly Heath

Vulpes chama compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Ericaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Gaultheria
Species	Vulpes chama	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.