πΊCape fox
The Cape fox, also called the asse, cama fox or the silver-backed fox, is a small species of fox, native to southern Africa. It is the only "true fox" occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, and it retains primitive characteristics of Vulpes because it diverged early in the evolutionary history of the group.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2014.
- Body mass
- 3.46 kg
- Body length
- 0.55 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 11 years
Everything we know about the Cape fox
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass3.46 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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Body length0.55 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Brain mass35 gCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan11 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Generation length3.69 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Age at maturity311 daysCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation52 daysCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l3.5 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Cape fox yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderCarnivora
- βΊfamilyCanidae
- βΊgenusVulpes
- βΊspeciesVulpes chama
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyCanidae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans Β· Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyCanidae
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