Cape Fox
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Vulpes Species: V. chama
Binomial name
Vulpes chama (A Smith, 1833)

The Cape Fox (Vulpes chama), also called Cama Fox or Silver-backed Fox is a small fox. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 770 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 797 pixel, file size: 785 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Kapfuchsjunge (Vulpes chama) im Etosha Nationalpark, Namibia Young Cape Foxes in Etosha N.P., Namibia Date: 2005-11-06 photo self taken by Susann Eurich (Kilara... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which do not qualify for any other category. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses Subclass Allotheria* Order Docodonta (extinct) Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Subclass Prototheria Order Monotremata Subclass Theria Infraclass Trituberculata (extinct) Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of... Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora (IPA: or IPA: ; from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 placental mammals. ... Genera Alopex Atelocynus Canis Cerdocyon Chrysocyon Cuon Cynotherium † Dusicyon † Dasycyon Fennecus Lycalopex Lycaon Nyctereutes Otocyon Pseudalopex Speothos Urocyon Vulpes Wikispecies has information related to: Canidae Canidae is the family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. ... Species Vulpes bengalensis Vulpes cana Vulpes chama Vulpes corsac Vulpes ferrilata Vulpes lagopus Vulpes macrotis Vulpes pallida Vulpes rueppelli Vulpes velox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes zerda Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae family. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Dr. Sir Andrew Smith (1797 - 1872) was a Scottish surgeon and zoologist. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the animal. ...

It has black or silver gray fur with flanks and underside in light yellow. The tip of its tail is always black.

Cape Foxes tend to be 45 to 61 cm long, not including a 30 to 40 cm tail. They are 28 to 33 cm tall at the shoulder, and usually weigh from 3.6 to 5 kg. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Habitat

The Cape Fox is found in Southern Africa from Zimbabwe to Angola. It prefers the open savanna and semi-arid regions in southwestern Africa, from Southern Zimbabwe to the Cape province. Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... Savanna at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Behavior

It is nocturnal, found alone or in pairs, in savannas and steppes. A nocturnal animal is one that sleeps during the day and is active at night - the opposite of the human (diurnal) schedule. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - , Ukrainian: - , Kazakh: - ), pronounced in English as , is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses...

Food

Like most foxes it is an omnivore, preferring small mammals, reptiles, and carrion, but will also eat insects and fruit. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Subclasses Subclass Allotheria* Order Docodonta (extinct) Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Subclass Prototheria Order Monotremata Subclass Theria Infraclass Trituberculata (extinct) Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of... Subclasses Anapsida Diapsida Synonyms Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class Sauropsida. ... An American Black Vulture feeding on squirrel carrion For other uses, see Carrion (disambiguation). ...

Reproduction

The Cape Fox, unlike the Red Fox, mates the whole year. It gives birth after 51–53 days, in a usual litter-size of 3 to 6. They are weaned after 6–8 weeks and grown up in about one year. They have an average weight at birth of 50 to 100 grams (1.7 to 3.5 oz). Binomial name Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 Red Fox range Synonyms Vulpes fulva, Vulpes fulvus The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is generally the most familiar of the foxes. ...

It reaches sexual maturity in nine months with an expected life span of 10 years.

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References

• Stuart & Stuart (2004). Vulpes chama. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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Engraving Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1576x1214, 597 KB) Original caption: Kama, Canis chama A. Sm. ...