Cape fox vs Trailing shrubverbena

Vulpes chama compared with Lantana montevidensis

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Trailing shrubverbena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Trailing shrubverbena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Lantana
Species	Vulpes chama	Lantana montevidensis

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Trailing shrubverbena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Trailing shrubverbena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing shrubverbena

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Eswatini, Seychelles), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.