Pale Fox

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Pale Fox[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: V. pallida
Binomial name
Vulpes pallida
(Cretzschmar, 1827)

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] It is widespread throughout the Sahel but its environmental status is described as "data deficient" due to lack of intensified study of the Pale Fox in the wild.

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. The upperpart of its body has a pale sandy color, while the underpart is whitish. A dark ring surrounds the fox's eyes.

There are five recognized subspecies of this fox:[1]

  • Vulpes pallida pallida
  • Vulpes pallida cyrenaica
  • Vulpes pallida edwardsi
  • Vulpes pallida harterti
  • Vulpes pallida oertzeni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Sillero-Zubiri, C. (2004). Vulpes pallida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-12. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient.
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