- Arabian Red Fox
Taxobox
name = Arabian Red Fox
status =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Carnivora
familia =Canidae
genus = "Vulpes "
species = "V. vulpes"
subspecies = "V. v. arabica"
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trinomial = "Vulpes vulpes arabica"
trinomial_authority = Thomas, 1902The Arabian Red Fox ("Vulpes vulpes arabica") is a
subspecies of theRed Fox native to Arabia. The Arabian Red Fox is similar in color to the common Red Fox. However, it is more adapted todesert life than its parent species. Thefox 's ears are much larger, and its body is much smaller than that of the Red Fox.The Arabian Red Fox also has fur between its toes, to prevent burning of the feet. It is brownish pale red in color and averages at 4.5 kg in weight. This fox is a solitary animal with well defined home ranges. Its diet consists of rodents, birds, and fish as well as some desert vegetation or even
carrion . They are most active at night. The small foxes open the eyes after 10 days from birth.There Arabian foxes live in various environment, mountains, coasts, desert to cities.External links
* [http://www.rasmohamed.com/rasita10a.html Wildlife at Ras Mohamed.]
* [http://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/red_fox.html Wildlifeonline - Natural History of the Red Fox]
* [http://www.arabianwildlife.com/nature/mammal/mam08.html natural uae] . UAE INTERACT ONLINE : NATURAL EMIRATES : MAMMALS : - Arabian Red Fox.
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