Fennec Fox

Roseanna Partridge

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The fennec Fox, Vulpes zerda, is a true fox native to much of northern Africa. This small desert-dwelling fox has oversized ears and is adapted to life in the Sahara.

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Roseanna Partridge

@rosksj

The fennec Fox, Vulpes zerda, is a true fox native to much of northern Africa. This small desert-dwelling fox has oversized ears and is adapted to life in the Sahara.

Fennec Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The fennec fox or fennec (Vulpes zerda) is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which also serve to dissipate heat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennec_fox
ADW: Fennec - Vulpes zerda

Fennecs are the smallest of the canids. They range in size from 0.8 kg in vixens to 1.5 kg in males. They are smaller than an average house cat.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Vulpes_zerda/
Fennec Fox, Vulpes Zerda - A-Z Animals

The fennec fox is a small species of canine found in the dry, sandy regions of the African Sahara Desert.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/fennec-fox/
Fennec Fox - ARKive

Learn more about the Fennec fox with amazing Fennec fox videos, photos and facts.
http://www.arkive.org/fennec-fox/vulpes-zerda/
Interesting and True Facts About Fennec Foxes - About

Here are a few interesting and true things about the cute and tiny fox known as the fennec fox.
http://exoticpets.about.com/od/fennecfoxes/a/fennecfoxfacts.htm
Fennec Foxes, Key Facts - AnimalCorner

The Fennec fox is a small canid which is native to the deserts of North Africa.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/fennec-fox/
About Fennecs - FennecFoxes

All about the smallest of the foxes, the fenec fox.
http://fennecfoxes.net/about-fennecs/
Fennec Fox, National Geographic Kids

Learn everything there is to know about the fennec fox.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fennec-fox/
The Fennec Fox - SeaWorld

Connect through our camps, courses, and careers at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
https://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/mammals/fennec-fox
Fennec Fox - ZooBorns

The newest, cutest baby animals from the world's accredited zoos and aquariums.
http://www.zooborns.typepad.com/zooborns/fennec-fox/
Fennec Fox Factsheet - NationalZoo

Fennec Fox Factsheet, The National Zoo.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/fact-fennecfox.cfm

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Fennec fox

Fennec fox in Norfolk Zoo
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Infraorder:	Cynoidea
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	Caninae
Tribe:	Vulpini
Genus:	Vulpes
Species:	V. zerda
Binomial name
*Vulpes zerda* ( Zimmermann, 1780)

Range of the Fennec fox Extant (resident)
Synonyms^[2]
Canis zerda Zimmermann, 1780 Canis cerdo Gmelin, 1788 Viverra aurita Meyer, 1793 Fennecus arabicus Desmarest, 1804 Megalotis cerda Illiger, 1811 Fennecus brucei Desmarest, 1820 Canis fennecus Lesson, 1827 Vulpes denhamii Boitard, 1842 Vulpes zuarensis J. E. Gray, 1843

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Fennec Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The fennec fox or fennec (Vulpes zerda) is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which also serve to dissipate heat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennec_fox
ADW: Fennec - Vulpes zerda

Fennecs are the smallest of the canids. They range in size from 0.8 kg in vixens to 1.5 kg in males. They are smaller than an average house cat.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Vulpes_zerda/
Fennec Fox, Vulpes Zerda - A-Z Animals

The fennec fox is a small species of canine found in the dry, sandy regions of the African Sahara Desert.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/fennec-fox/
Fennec Fox - ARKive

Learn more about the Fennec fox with amazing Fennec fox videos, photos and facts.
http://www.arkive.org/fennec-fox/vulpes-zerda/
Interesting and True Facts About Fennec Foxes - About

Here are a few interesting and true things about the cute and tiny fox known as the fennec fox.
http://exoticpets.about.com/od/fennecfoxes/a/fennecfoxfacts.htm
Fennec Foxes, Key Facts - AnimalCorner

The Fennec fox is a small canid which is native to the deserts of North Africa.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/fennec-fox/
About Fennecs - FennecFoxes

All about the smallest of the foxes, the fenec fox.
http://fennecfoxes.net/about-fennecs/
Fennec Fox, National Geographic Kids

Learn everything there is to know about the fennec fox.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fennec-fox/
The Fennec Fox - SeaWorld

Connect through our camps, courses, and careers at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
https://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/mammals/fennec-fox
Fennec Fox - ZooBorns

The newest, cutest baby animals from the world's accredited zoos and aquariums.
http://www.zooborns.typepad.com/zooborns/fennec-fox/
Fennec Fox Factsheet - NationalZoo

Fennec Fox Factsheet, The National Zoo.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/fact-fennecfox.cfm

Fennec fox

Fennec fox in Norfolk Zoo
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Infraorder:	Cynoidea
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	Caninae
Tribe:	Vulpini
Genus:	Vulpes
Species:	V. zerda
Binomial name
*Vulpes zerda* ( Zimmermann, 1780)

Range of the Fennec fox Extant (resident)
Synonyms^[2]
Canis zerda Zimmermann, 1780 Canis cerdo Gmelin, 1788 Viverra aurita Meyer, 1793 Fennecus arabicus Desmarest, 1804 Megalotis cerda Illiger, 1811 Fennecus brucei Desmarest, 1820 Canis fennecus Lesson, 1827 Vulpes denhamii Boitard, 1842 Vulpes zuarensis J. E. Gray, 1843

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Fennec Fox

The fennec Fox, Vulpes zerda, is a true fox native to much of northern Africa. This small desert-dwelling fox has oversized ears and is adapted to life in the Sahara.

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