Cape fox vs Tiered Tooth

Vulpes chama compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Hericiaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Hericium
Species	Vulpes chama	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.