Cape fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cape fox lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vulpes chama
Group	Foxes, jackals & wild dogs
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Canidae

Where does the Cape fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape fox in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cape fox endangered?

The Cape fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cape fox?

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Canidae, genus Vulpes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama), 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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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape fox (revision 1380846419), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q272933 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).