Cape fox vs yellow broomrape

Vulpes chama compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	yellow broomrape
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)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Orobanche
Species	Vulpes chama	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	yellow broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow broomrape

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.