Cape fox vs North American porcupine

Vulpes chama compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape fox	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Erethizon
Species	Vulpes chama	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape fox and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape fox	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.