Blanford's fox
species of mammal
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Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana), is a small fox. It is found in steppes and mountains of Afghanistan, Egypt (Sinaï), Turkestan,[4] northeast Iran, SW Pakistan, the West Bank and Israel.[5] Blanford's fox has large ears. Its tail is almost equal in length to its body. Its coat is light tan.
Blanford's fox[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Vulpes |
Species: | V. cana
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Binomial name | |
Vulpes cana (Blanford, 1877)
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Range of Blanford's fox | |
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References
change- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Geffen, E.; Hefner, R. & Wright, P. (2008). "Vulpes cana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ Don E. Wilson; DeeAnn M. Reeder (16 November 2005). Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Vol. 1. Smithsonian. p. 583. ISBN 978-1-56098-217-3.
- ↑ "Blanford's fox Distribution". Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ "GBIF sighting records". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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