Pale fox
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| Species: | V. pallida
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| Vulpes pallida (Cretzschmar, 1827)
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The Pale Fox (Vulpes pallida) is a species of fox which inhabits the semiarid regions of the Sahel from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east.[1] Its conservation status is described as "data deficient" due to lack of intensified study of the Pale Fox in the wild.[2]
The Pale Fox is long-bodied with relatively short legs and a narrow muzzle. Its ears are long and rounded at the tip. Its tail is bushy and black-tipped. Its weight ranges from 4-6 pounds. The upperpart of its body has a pale sandy color, while the underpart is whitish. A dark ring surrounds the fox's eyes.[citation needed]
It mainly eats rodents, insects and plants. It has the ability to retain water from their food, and can go almost completely without drinking.[citation needed]
There are five recognized subspecies of this fox:[1]
- Vulpes pallida pallida
- Vulpes pallida cyrenaica
- Vulpes pallida edwardsi
- Vulpes pallida harterti
- Vulpes pallida oertzeni
References
- ^ a b c Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient.
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- Walker's Mammals of the World, Fifth Edition,volume 1, Johns Hopkins University Press
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