Vulpes chama

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q272933
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Summary

Vulpes chama is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month, #1,485 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Vulpes[5]
  • Taxon name: Vulpes chama[6]
  • Commons category: Vulpes chama[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vulpes chama[8]
  • Commons gallery: Vulpes chama[9]
  • Original combination: Canis chama[10]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
  • Taxon common name: Cape fox[12], Zorro Chama[13], Zorro Del Cabo[14], Le Renard Du Cap[15], Silver Fox[16], Silver Jackal[17], Kapfuchs[18], Kamafuchs[19], Silberrückenfuchs[20]
  • Gestation period: 52[21]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[22]
  • Diel cycle: nocturnal[23]

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Identifiers

Vulpes chama's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42055[24]. Vulpes chama's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9626[25]. Vulpes chama's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327996[26]. Vulpes chama's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219236[27]. Vulpes chama's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621860[28].

Why It Matters

Vulpes chama has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original combination → Canis chama
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Parent taxon → Vulpes
    Gestation period → {'amount': '+52'}
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
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