Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica

Kurdistan red fox
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Canidae
Genus:Vulpes
Species: V. vulpes
Subspecies: V. v. kurdistanica
Trinomial name
Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica
(Satunin, 1906)

The Kurdistan red fox (Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica) is a subspecies of the red fox, found specially in northeast part of Turkey.

The Turkish government recognizes the subspecies as Vulpes vulpes for nationalistic reasons.[1]

Range

Kurdistan red fox lives in northeast part of Turkey, Kars district in Western Transcaucasia (probably in extreme North-Eastern Asia Minor).[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.[3]

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 inches) in length without its tail. Tail ranges 32 – 49 cm (12.5 - 19.5 inches). Weight approximately 3 – 11 kg (6.5 - 24 lbs). Life Expectancy seven years (in the wild) 15 years (in captivity)[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Turkey renames 'divisive' animals". BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Subspecies Sheet | Mammals'Planet". Planet-mammiferes.org. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  3. ↑ "America's Wildlife Resource". eNature. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Red Fox". The Animal Files. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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