Cape fox vs White Chilte

Vulpes chama compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Cnidoscolus
Species	Vulpes chama	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

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

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.