Arabian Red Fox
Encyclopedia
The Arabian Red Fox is a subspecies
of the Red Fox
native
to Arabia, specifically Muscat. The Arabian Red Fox is similar in color to the common Red Fox. However, it is more adapted to desert
life than its parent species. The fox
'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 between 2.7 - 4.5 kg (6-10 lbs) in weight. This fox is a solitary animal with well defined home ranges. Its diet consists of rodent
s, bird
s, 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.
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Red Fox
Red Fox
The red fox is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia...
native
Indigenous (ecology)
In biogeography, a species is defined as native to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention. Every natural organism has its own natural range of distribution in which it is regarded as native...
to Arabia, specifically Muscat. The Arabian Red Fox is similar in color to the common Red Fox. However, it is more adapted to desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
life than its parent species. The fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
'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 between 2.7 - 4.5 kg (6-10 lbs) in weight. This fox is a solitary animal with well defined home ranges. Its diet consists of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
s, bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s, and fish as well as some desert vegetation or even carrion
Carrion
Carrion refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters include vultures, hawks, eagles, hyenas, Virginia Opossum, Tasmanian Devils, coyotes, Komodo dragons, and burying beetles...
. 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
- Wildlifeonline - Natural History of the Red Fox
- natural uae. UAE INTERACT ONLINE : NATURAL EMIRATES : MAMMALS : - Arabian Red Fox.
- UAE Interact : Terrestrial Mammals