Cape fox vs red-cedar

Vulpes chama compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape fox red-cedar
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Meliaceae
Genus Vulpes (Foxes) Trichilia
Species Vulpes chama Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape fox red-cedar
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

red-cedar

No description available.

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