Cape fox vs Devil's Bit

Vulpes chama compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Cape fox is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Ruellia
Species	Vulpes chama	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.