One of the 17 foxes on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Canidae
Pale Fox
Vulpes pallida
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The pale fox is a small canid of the Sahel, the belt of dry savannah that borders the Sahara to the south. It has very pale sandy fur, large ears and a thick tail with a black tip. It is one of the least known African carnivores: it has barely been studied in the field and most of the available data come from isolated observations. It lives in deep burrows that it digs in sandy soil and comes out at night to hunt rodents, reptiles and insects, rounding out its diet with fruit.
Weight
1.5 kg – 3.6 kg
Size
38 cm – 55 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
