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mammal · Carnivora · Canidae

Cape Fox

Vulpes chama (A.Smith, 1833) — also called Silver Fox, Silver Jackal. Occurrence records of the Cape Fox are shared on GBIF from around 10 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (16 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCanidae
10reserves with records
52records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Cape Fox (Vulpes chama)
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier areaNC Northern Cape16
Hottentots-HollandProtected areaWC Western Cape12
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape5
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected areaWC Western Cape5
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape3
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNC Northern Cape3
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape2
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape2
Minnaar's CavesProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng2
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape2

By province

Western Cape
7 reserves
Northern Cape
2 reserves
Gauteng
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Family
Canidae
Scientific name
Vulpes chama
GBIF taxon
5219236
Wikidata
Q272933

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.