Biology:Trans-Caucasian fox
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Vulpes |
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| Subspecies: | V. v. kurdistanica
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| Trinomial name | |
| Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica (Satunin, 1906)
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The Trans-Caucasian fox (Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica) is a subspecies of the red fox, found in the Armenian Highlands but also parts of Kurdistan, Asia Minor and Iran.[1]
Name
This species is known as Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica and sometimes Kurdistan red fox.[2] The Turkish government removed the word Kurdistan from the name and recognized the subspecies as Vulpes vulpes for nationalistic reasons.[3]
Range
Despite its name, the species is not confined to Kurdish-inhabited areas but appeared near Ankara, Elazığ, and also Sulaymaniyah.[2] This small, doglike animal is rusty-red with white underparts, chin and throat. The ears are prominent and the tail is long and bushy with a white tip. Backs of the ears, lower legs and the feet are black. The fox goes through colour phases of black, silver, and mixed.[4]
Description
This small, doglike animal is rusty-red with white underparts, chin and throat. The ears are prominent and the tail is long and bushy with a white tip. Backs of the ears, lower legs and the feet are black. The fox goes through color phases of black, silver, and mixed. This fox subspecies ranges 58–90 cm (23–35 in) in length without its tail. Tail ranges 32–49 cm (13–19 in). Weight approximately 3–11 kg (6.6–24.3 lb). Life Expectancy seven years (in the wild) 15 years (in captivity)[5]
References
- ↑ Heptner, V. G.; Naumov, N. P. (1998). Mammals of the Soviet Union Vol. II Part 1a, Sirenia and Carnivora (Sea cows; Wolves and Bears). Science Publishers, Inc. USA.. p. 499. ISBN 978-1-886106-81-9. https://archive.org/details/mammalsofsov211998gept/page/498/mode.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kurdistan red fox - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/1270451.
- ↑ "Turkey renames 'divisive' animals". BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4328285.stm. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ "America's Wildlife Resource". eNature. http://www.enature.com/home/. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Red Fox". The Animal Files. http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/fox_red.html. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
External links
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