Cape fox vs Wild Pimento

Vulpes chama compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Pimenta
Species	Vulpes chama	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

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.