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swift fox

Vulpes velox

The swift fox is a small, quick animal that loves to run and play in the grasslands. They have beautiful orange and gray fur and are known for their playful nature.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The swift fox is a small, lean fox with yellowish-tan fur, a pale underside, and large, prominent ears. It has distinctive dark patches on either side of its muzzle and a bushy tail with a black tip, helping it blend into its grassland home.

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swift fox

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Swift foxes are one of North America's smallest wild canids!

Swift foxes often mate for life, which is rare among many fox species!

Their dark eye patches might help reduce sun glare, like a baseball player's eye black.

They sometimes use old prairie dog or badger burrows instead of digging their own.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Prairie Dash

The swift fox can run up to 60 km/h because of its long legs, helping it chase small prey and escape predators.

Fähigkeit

Super Hearing

Swift foxes have large ears that help them pinpoint faint sounds of prey underground or hidden in tall grass.

Fähigkeit

Burrow Master

This fox can dig complex dens using its strong claws, providing a safe home for pups and an escape from danger.

Maße und Details

Länge
37-53 cm
Gewicht
1.8-3 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-6 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Wurfgröße
2-6
Tragzeit
51-57 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These foxes eat mostly small mammals and insects, with some plants too.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mice
  • Voles
  • Prairie dogs
  • Rabbits
  • Grasshoppers
  • Berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes are major predators of swift foxes.

hunts

Black-tailed jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Swift foxes often hunt juvenile jackrabbits.

hunts

Black-tailed prairie dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

Swift foxes hunt prairie dogs and use their burrows.

eaten by

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Golden eagles prey on swift foxes from above.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Plains Fox

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

If you see a swift fox in the wild, enjoy watching it from a distance and do not approach.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von swift fox?

37-53 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von swift fox?

1.8-3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von swift fox?

3-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von swift fox?

60 km/h

Was frisst swift fox?

These foxes eat mostly small mammals and insects, with some plants too.

Wo findet man swift fox normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt swift fox?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von swift fox?

2-6

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