Cape fox vs

Vulpes chama compared with Comatricha elegans

Key Differences

  • Cape fox is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape fox
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Stemonitidales
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Stemonitidaceae
Genus Vulpes (Foxes) Comatricha
Species Vulpes chama Comatricha elegans

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), 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.

Comatricha elegans é um delicado mixomiceto que forma esporângios cilíndricos delgados e pedunculados com uma intrincada rede interna de fios (capilício) que auxiliam na dispersão de esporos. Cresce em madeira em decomposição e casca em ambientes florestais húmidos em todo o mundo. Esta espécie pertence a um grupo de fungos mucilaginosos notável pela sua elegante arquitetura de corpos frutíferos e distribuição cosmopolita.

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