Swift Fox (Vulpes velox)
Other Names Kit Fox Description The Swift Fox is about the size of a house cat and is the smallest of the American foxes.
Swift Fox
Vulpes Velox
Swift foxes have dark grayish tan coloration extending to a yellow-tan color across their sides and legs. The throat, chest and belly are pale yellow to white.
Swift Fox
Relatives in same Genus
Kit Fox (V. macrotis)
Red Fox (V. vulpes) ...
Swift Fox
Vulpes velox
The Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) has sometimes been described as the ghost of the short-grass prairies.
Swift Fox (Vulpes velox)
No photo of the Swift Fox available.
The Swift Fox is from the order Carnivora. The Carnivora (or carnivores) are meat eating mammals.
Swift Foxes are primarily nocturnal, so are not readily observed. They are solitary except during the breeding season.
Swift foxes breed from December to February. The gestation period is approximately 51 days. Litter sizes average from 4 to 5 kits who begin dispersing in September.
Swift foxes live in grassland habitats, where they dig dens or use old badger burrows to hang out in during the day. Their dens protect them from predators and bad weather, and give them a place to raise their kits (babies).
Swift Fox
Vulpes velox velox (Say)
Description: The swift fox is the smallest member of the family Canidae in Kansas, and in general form it looks like a miniature coyote. It can be distinguished from other members of its family by: 1) white ...
Swift foxes are primarily nocturnal, but can sometimes be seen sunning themselves near the entrance to a den. They live on prairie grasslands just east of the Rocky Mountains.
Swift foxes are relatively unafraid of man and are far less cunning than most other foxes. They are so unsuspicious that they are easily trapped, and even more easily poisoned.
Swift fox activity levels and social interactions vary seasonally. In southeastern Colorado, daytime activity near dens occurred more often in summer, nocturnal movement periods were longer in winter, ...
The kit and swift foxes (V. velox and V. macrotis, respectively) are small, swift, pale gray or yellowish foxes, found on the deserts and plains of the W United States and N Mexico.
Fabulous Foxes: Foxes belong to the canid family and include such species as red fox, kit fox, swift fox, fennec fox, arctic fox and gray fox, just to name a few.
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Â- Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) Â- Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) Â- Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac) Â- Cape Fox (Vulpes chama) Â- Pale Fox (Vulpes pallida) Â- Bengal Fox (Vulpes bengalensis) Â- Tibetan Fox (Vulpes ferrilata) Â- Blanford's ...
This technique has been used to restore red wolves in the southeastern United States and swift fox in the Great Plains and involves holding animals temporarily in areas of suitable habitat.
Closest relative
The swift fox (Vulpes velox) was recently recognised as a separate species from the kit fox. It has a more easterly distribution in North America.
Classified as "Vulpes vulpes" Similar species: Coyote, Swift Fox, Kit Fox, Gray Fox, Arctic Fox
GENERAL INFORMATION ...
They are an important prey species, being the primary diet in prairie species such as the Black-footed Ferret, the Swift Fox, the Golden Eagle, the Badger, and the Ferruginous Hawk.
 See also: Swift, Coyote, Red Fox, Wolf, Gray Fox
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