Cape Fox
Vulpes chama
Mammalia
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 6-10 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Arid grassland
- Range
- Southern Africa
- Movement
- Running
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Rare
About
The Cape fox, also known as the asse, cama fox, or silver-backed fox, is a small, silver-back fox native to southern Africa. It has a long tail and large ears that help it detect prey in the dark, and it has a strong sense of smell to track down insects.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn pupA blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
- 2.juvenileA weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
- 3.adolescentAn adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
- 4.adultFully grown and hunting alongside the pack.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Canidae
- Genus
- Vulpes
- Species
- Vulpes chama