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Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
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Field guide · species
Blanford’s Fox
Vulpes cana
Blanford’s fox is a small canid associated with steep, dry terrain. Its feeding ecology includes substantial insect and fruit use, contrasting with a purely meat-eating stereotype of foxes.
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Tree of lifeScientific lineage
- LifeLife
- DomainEukaryota
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
- GenusVulpes
- SpeciesVulpes cana
Advanced classification
Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.
- cellular organisms cellular root
- Eukaryota domain
- Opisthokonta clade
- Metazoa kingdom
- Eumetazoa clade
- Bilateria clade
- Deuterostomia clade
- Chordata phylum
- Craniata subphylum
- Vertebrata clade
- Gnathostomata clade
- Teleostomi clade
- Euteleostomi clade
- Sarcopterygii superclass
- Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
- Tetrapoda clade
- Amniota clade
- Mammalia class
- Theria clade
- Eutheria clade
- Boreoeutheria clade
- Laurasiatheria superorder
- Carnivora order
- Caniformia suborder
- Canidae family
- Vulpes genus
- Vulpes cana species
Physical traits
Large ears and a long, bushy tail accompany a small, lightly built body.
Habitat and range
Rocky slopes, cliffs and canyons provide cover and movement routes.
Diet and nutrition
Insects and fruits are important foods, with the exact combination depending on local resources.
Behavior and activity
It commonly forages alone at night. The rough landscape provides sheltered resting places and access to dispersed foods.
Geographic distribution
The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Uzbekistan?.
Shared classification
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Vulpes vulpes
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Golden Jackal
Canis aureus
The golden jackal is an adaptable canid whose common name has historically been applied too broadly. This account uses the current linked …
Evidence
Sources
- Vulpes cana · NCBI Taxonomy ↗www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Vulpes cana · Biological reference ↗www.mammaldiversity.org
- Vulpes cana · Biological reference ↗animaldiversity.org
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Relationships
No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.
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