Cape fox vs spitting spiders

Vulpes chama compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	spitting spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Scytodidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Scytodes
Species	Vulpes chama	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

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.