Vulpes velox hebes

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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Overview

Endangered

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: The swift fox is predominately found on short-grass and mixed-grass prairies in gently rolling or level terrain (Kilgore 1969, Hillman and Sharps 1978, Hines 1980). In Kansas, swift foxes have been found to den and forage in fallow cropland fields such as wheat (Jackson and Choate 2000, Sovada et al. 2003). Survival rates (and reproductive rates although sample sizes were small, Sovada et al. 2003) between foxes in grassland and cropland sites were not significantly different suggesting that swift foxes may be able to adapt to such habitat in some cases (Sovada et al. 1998). Notably, the distribution and density of dens, are considered important components of swift fox habitat requirements (Herrero et al. 1991), particularly in terms of evading coyote predation or red fox competition (Tannerfeldt et al. 2003).

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: October 28, 2003.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Vulpes

There are approximately 113 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

V. alopecoides · V. angustidens · V. atlantica · V. bengalensis (Bengal Fox) · V. cana (Blandford's Fox) · V. canus · V. chama (Cape Fox) · V. chikushanensis · V. cinereoargenteus · V. corsac (Corsac Fox) · V. donnezani · V. ferrilata (Tibetan Fox) · V. ferrilatus · V. flavescens · V. fulva · V. fulvipes · V. fulvus · V. galaticus · V. hoole · V. ichnusae · V. indutus · V. japonica · V. lagopus (Pribilof Island Arctic Fox) · V. lagopus beringensis · V. lagopus fuliginosus · V. lagopus lagopus (Arctic Fox) · V. lagopus pribilofensis · V. littoralis · V. macrotis (San Joaquin Kit Fox) · V. macrotis arsipus · V. macrotis devia · V. macrotis macrotis (Kit Fox) · V. macrotis mutica (San Joaquin Kit Fox) · V. macrotis neomexicana · V. macrotis neomexicanus · V. macrotis nevadensis · V. macrotis zinseri · V. macrotus · V. marcrotis · V. muticus · V. pallida (African Sand Fox) · V. pallida edwardsi · V. pallida harterti · V. pallida pallida (African Sand Fox) · V. praecorsac · V. praeglacialis · V. pulcher · V. rueppeli · V. rueppelli (RÜeppell's Fox) · V. rueppellii (Rüppell’s Sand Fox) · V. rueppelli rueppelli · V. rueppelli somaliae · V. ruppelli · V. ruppellii · V. ruppelli sabaea · V. stenognathus · V. vafer · V. velox (Swift Fox) · V. velox arsipus · V. velox hebes (Northern Swift Fox) · V. velox macrotis (San Joaquin Kit Fox) · V. velox mutica (San Joaquin Kit Fox) · V. velox neomexicana · V. velox nevadensis · V. velox tenuirostris · V. velox velox (Swift Fox) · V. velox zinseri · V. vulgaris · V. vulpes (Cross Fox) · V. vulpes abietorum · V. vulpes aegyptiaca · V. vulpes alascensis · V. vulpes alenscensis · V. vulpes anatolica · V. vulpes arabica (Red Fox) · V. vulpes atlantica · V. vulpes bangsi · V. vulpes cascadensis · V. vulpes crucigera · V. vulpes daurica · V. vulpes deletrix · V. vulpes diluta · V. vulpes flavescens · V. vulpes fulva (Eastern Red Fox) · V. vulpes fulvus · V. vulpes griffithi · V. vulpes harrimani · V. vulpes hellenica · V. vulpes hoole · V. vulpes ichnusae · V. vulpes japonica · V. vulpes karagan · V. vulpes kenaiensis · V. vulpes kurdistancia · V. vulpes macroura · V. vulpes montana · V. vulpes necator (Sierra Nevada Red Fox) · V. vulpes palaestina · V. vulpes peculiosa · V. vulpes pusilla

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Further Reading

• A catalogue of the collection of mammals in the Field Columbian Museum. Chicago: Field Columbian Museum, 1907. ENG url p. 416.
• A check list of mammals of the North American continent, the West Indies and the neighboring seas. Chicago, 1905. ENG url p. 384.
• Allardyce, D. and Sovada, M.A. 2003. A review of the ecology, distribution, and status of swift foxes in the United States. In: M.A. Sovada and L.N. Carbyn (eds.). pp: 3-18. Ecology and conservation of swift foxes in a changing world. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
• Andersen, K.W. and Fleharty, E.D. 1964. Additional fox records for Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 67:193-194.
• Anderson, S. and Nelson, B.C. 1958. Additional records of mammals of Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 61:302-312.
• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Black, J.D. 1937. Mammals of Kansas. Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Biennial Report 35:116-217.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 214, p. 518, p. 602, p. 687.
• Canid Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
• Carbyn, L.N. 1998. Updated COSEWIC status report: swift fox, Vulpes velox. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Cockrum, E.L. 1952. Mammals of Kansas. University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
• Egoscue, H.J. 1979. Vulpes velox. Mammalian Species 122:1-5.
• Glass, B.P. 1956. Status of the kit fox, Vulpes velox, in the High Plains. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 37:162-163.
• Hall, E. Raymond 1981. The Mammals of North America, vols. I and II, 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York, New York, USA. 1181.
• Hall, E.R. 1955. Handbook of mammals of Kansas. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
• Herrero, S., Mamo, C., Carbyn, L.N. and Scott-Brown, J.M. 1991. Swift fox reintroduction into Canada. In: G.L. Holroyd, G. Burns and H.C. Smith (eds). Proceedings of the second Endangered species and prairie conservation workshop. pp: 246?252. Provincial Museum of Alberta, Natural History Section, Occasional Paper No. 15, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• Hillman, C.N. and Sharps, J.C. 1978. Return of swift fox to northern Great Plains. Proceedings of South Dakota Academy of Science 57:154-162.
• Hines, T.D. 1980. An ecological study of Vulpes velox in Nebraska. M.Sc.dissertation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
• Jackson, V.L. and Choate, J.R. 2000. Dens and den sites of the swift fox, Vulpes velox. Southwestern Naturalist 45:212-220.
• Kilgore, D.L., Jr. 1969. An ecological study of swift fox (Vulpes velox) in the Oklahoma Panhandle. American Midland Naturalist 81:512-534.
• Laurenson, M.K, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Thompson, H., Shiferaw, F., Thirgood, S. and Malcolm, J.R. 1998. Disease threats to Endangered species; Ethiopian wolves, domestic dogs and canine pathogens. Animal Conservation 1:273-280.
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• Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas, 1946-1996. ENG url p. 152.
• Moehrenschlager, A. 2000. Effects of ecological and human factors on the behaviour and population dynamics of reintroduced Canadian swift foxes (Vulpes velox). PhD dissertation. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Moehrenschlager, A. and Sovada, M. 2004. Vulpes velox. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.
• NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2721411
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202399
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13909556
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202399
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAJA03031
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: A010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12559

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