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Introduction to the related knowledge of the fennec fox

2021-09-22 / 333 Read

Fennec fox (scientific name: Vulpes zerda), living in the deserts of northern Africa and West Asia. It is the smallest canine in the world, about the size of a kitten, with ears up to 15 cm long, longer than the ears of the big-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis). The ratio of its ears to its body is second to none among carnivores. Their large ears were developed over a long period of natural selection to dissipate heat through the ears to adapt to the dry and hot desert climate, and at the same time, these large ears can quickly respond to the small sounds around them.

Introduction

Fenesh fox

fennex in English The name Fennec comes from the Arabic word for fox ??? and the species name zerda comes from the Greek word for its habitat. Fennec foxes are the smallest canines, and their fur, ears and kidney function are adapted to the desert environment of high temperature and water shortage.

Chinese name: Fennec fox

Latin name: Vulpes zerda

Aliases: big-eared fox, desert fox

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Mammalia

Subclass : Eutheria

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Schizopoda

Family: Canidae

Subfamily : Fox subfamily

Genus: Fox genera

Species: Fennec fox

Distribution area: North African desert

Name and age : Zimmermann, 1780

English name: fennec, Fennec Fox