Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Carnivora
        Family: Canidae
          Genus: Vulpes
            Species: velox

Swift Fox - Vulpes velox

Swift Fox

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

A small fox with a black-tipped tail; winter pelage is dark buffy gray above, orange-tan on the sides, legs, and lower surface of the tail, and buff to white on the chest and belly; in summer, the coat is shorter, harsher, and more reddish; head-body length is 38-53 cm, tail length is 23-35 cm; mass is 1.8-3.0 kg, with males averaging larger than females; ear length of adults is 56-78 mm (Nowak 1991, Clark and Stromberg 1987).

Status

Global Rank: G3

State Rank: S2

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 15

Number of Mapped Locations: 28

Number of Observations: 29

Observation date range: 02-23-1952 to 12-29-2008

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