Fennec fox

Living species

Fennec fox

Vulpes zerda

Fennec fox, photo by Anass ERRIHANI — Photo: Anass ERRIHANI·source·CC BY-SA 4.0

Taxonomy

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Chordata
class: Mammalia
order: Carnivora
family: Canidae
genus: Vulpes
species: Vulpes zerda

Where and when

Range: Sahara and other North African deserts
Habitat: Sandy desert and semi-desert, where it shelters in burrows during the day.
Lived: Living today

Facts

Heat adaptation: Its exceptionally large ears help release body heat in the hot desert environment.
Source
Night life: Fennec foxes spend the hottest part of the day in underground dens and forage mostly at night.
Source

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