Vulpes chama

(A. Smith, 1833)

Cape Fox

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Canoidea
Family : Canidae
Genus : Vulpes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1833. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)1(3):81-96.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968205

Original name as described

Canis chama

Other common names

Silver Fox

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:230a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c842efea-a07f-4e59-bb5d-142fd4227f38

Type locality

South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini? · Lesotho?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005969

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Canis chama

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Canidae

Root name

chama

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:230a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c842efea-a07f-4e59-bb5d-142fd4227f38

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968205

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Megalotis hodsoni

(Noack, 1910)

Family

Canidae

Root name

hodsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

461

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9741902

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Vulpes Caama

Lesson, 1842

Family

Canidae

Root name

caama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Canis cama

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Canidae

Root name

cama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

461

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741681

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:461, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Vulpes chama

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Canidae

Root name

chama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439560

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  7. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005969) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23060/46126992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cyanolopex chama

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Canidae

Root name

chama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Megalotis caama

(C. H. Smith, 1839)

Family

Canidae

Root name

caama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521814

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis variegatoides

(Layard, 1861)

Family

Canidae

Root name

variegatoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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