Wildlife
Cape Fox
Vulpes chama
The Cape fox (Vulpes chama), also called the cama fox or the silver-backed fox, is a small fox.
When to visit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Records209 records
Curve from 209 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Cape Fox is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
208 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Cape Fox
Places to stay
10+ results in South Africa
More stays nearby
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Cape Fox in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Fox at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Gondwana Game Reserve and Madikwe Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Cape Fox in South Africa?
- The Cape Fox is most recorded in Northern Cape (48% of records), Western Cape (40% of records), based on 208 iNaturalist observations. 17 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Fox on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Cape Fox?
- The Cape Fox is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Cape Fox?
- The Cape fox (Vulpes chama), also called the cama fox or the silver-backed fox, is a small fox.