One of the 17 foxes on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Canidae
Corsac Fox
Vulpes corsac
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The corsac fox is a small canid of the steppes of Central Asia, with a yellowish-grey coat that becomes much denser and paler in winter. It hunts rodents, pikas, insects and birds, and in winter supplements its diet with carrion. It avoids forest, mountains and dense scrub, and always occupies open ground. It is sociable for a fox: several pairs may share a burrow system. Its fur was for centuries an important commodity in the Russian fur trade.
Weight
1.6 kg – 3.2 kg
Size
45 cm – 65 cm
Life expectancy
9 years
