Cape fox vs slender-fruit saltbush

Vulpes chama compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	slender-fruit saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Atriplex
Species	Vulpes chama	Atriplex leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	slender-fruit saltbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, 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.