Cape fox vs Red Balau

Vulpes chama compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Vulpes chama	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

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.