English Name:

-Swiftfox (be carefull, in old publications he is also called a sand fox (which is a vulpes pallida))

other names

Ger:
-Swiftfuchs
-(be carefull, in old publications he is also called a Großohrfuchs(Octocyos megalotis))
Frz:
-Renard vèloce
Russ:
-Amerikanskij korsak
US:
-wolf fox

Group

-Red-foxes (Vulpes?)

Lathin Name:

-(old: Vulpes velox)

-(old: Vulpes velox velox)

-Vulpes velox hebes

appearance:

-catsized, Fur rusty-braun -- light Red-braun, Topside and upper muzzle gray (like jackal)(not cubs), inner ear ,lower legs and downside white, black tailend

Geographic Range:

-South Alberta Saswash-Wyoming, Nebraska (since 1978 extinct in USA,since 1972 captive and breeding program) see:http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~scholefp/sf1.html

Habitat:

-

Behaviour:

Activity: nearly only night-active
- possibly in pairs, mutual Furcare

Reproduction

- Mating:
- birth after:
- birth-time:
- litter size:
- weaned after:
- grown up in: less than a year

Food Habits:

-

Specialities :

-

others :

Cochrane Ecological Institute - Swift Fox Captive Breeding Program

-In former times, a distinction was drawn between two species: the swift fox (Vulpes velox) in the Eastern portion of the range, and the kit fox (Vulpes velox / Vulpes macrotis mutica) in the Western portion of the range. Since both are geographically represented in the same range, and apart from the kit fox's somewhat lighter coat color, very difficult to distinguish, they are now classified as one species, with a number of varerities

The Swift Fox(Home of Ray Rasmussen)

Links

Swift Fox Facts by World Wildlife Fund.

Swift Fox by the Canadian Wildlife Service.

The Swift Fox on Schoolnet.

What is a Swift Fox?

Swift Fox Bibliography by William Standley.

Teresa G's Swift Fox Page: St. Thomas School.

Fragile Legacy: The South Dakota Swift Fox.

The Swift Fox reintroduction in Grasslands National park, Saskatchewan.

Swift Foxes Find New Homes in Southern Alberta: Good background information.

Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) and Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) Bibliography