Rüppell's fox
SpeciesWild Canids
A fox species of desert and semi-desert regions in North Africa and Asia.
1.60Rare
Rare
Rüppell's fox
- Wild Canids
Rüppell's fox, also called Rüppell's sand fox, is a fox species in the genus Vulpes. It lives in desert and semi-desert regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and southwestern Asia. The species has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Its name honors the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.
- Scientific name
- Vulpes rueppellii
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Named after
- Eduard Rüppell
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Rüppell's fox (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q295994
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By HelmutBoehm. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsHelmutBoehm, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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