Cape fox vs Red fox

The red fox is heavier: 5.48 kg against 2.96 kg for the cape fox, about 85% more.

What is the difference between a cape fox and a red fox?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

The red fox is heavier: 5.48 kg against 2.96 kg for the cape fox, about 85% more.
The red fox is longer-lived: 15 years against 10 years for the cape fox, about 50% longer.
Both belong to the genus Vulpes, so they are close relatives.
Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

	Cape fox	Red fox
Scientific name	Vulpes chama	Vulpes vulpes
Family	Canidae	Canidae
Order	Carnivora	Carnivora
Weight	2.96 kg – 3.46 kg	4.58 kg – 6.26 kg
Length	Not recorded	Not recorded
Lifespan	10 years	15 years
Main food	Not recorded	fruit, oryctolagus
Habitat	Not recorded	desert, forest, grassland, human_modified, shrubland, wetland
Conservation status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Countries recorded	Not recorded	1

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.