Fennec Fox
| Class: Mammalia:
Mammals |
Diet: Small mammals |
| Order:
Carnivora: Carnivores |
| Size: body:37
- 41 cm (14 1/2 - 16 in), tail: 19 - 21 cm (7 1/2 - 8 1/4 in) |
| Family: Canidae:
Dogs, Foxes |
Conservation Status: Data deficient
|
| Scientific Name:
Vulpes zerda |
Habitat: desert,
semidesert |
| Range:
North Africa: Morocco to Egypt, south to Northern Niger, Sudan; east to
Sinai Peninsula and Kuwait |
 The
smallest of the foxes, the fennec fox is identified by its relatively huge
ears. It shelters in burrows it digs in the sand and is generally active
at night, when it preys on small rodents, birds, insects and lizards. Fennec
foxes are sociable animals which mate for life; each pair or family has
its own territory. A litter of 2 to 5 young is born in spring after a gestation
of 50 to 51 days.
  
|
