Cape fox vs star-apple

Vulpes chama compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	star-apple
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)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Chrysophyllum
Species	Vulpes chama	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	star-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.