Bengal fox

Adults weigh 2.7 kg as a representative value, with reported weights from 1.8 to 3.15 kg, and its lifespan is 9 years, with values up to 10 years. Gestation lasts from 51 to 53 days, a litter holds 3.5 young as a representative value, and the species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Weight

1.8 kg – 3.15 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

10 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

51 days – 53 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

3.49src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

1.1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The bengal fox is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyCanidae
6. genusVulpes
7. SpeciesVulpes bengalensis (Shaw, 1800)

Synonyms Canis bengalensis, Canis kokree, Canis rufescens, Vulpes chrysurus, Vulpes hodgsonii, Vulpes xanthura

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Fennec fox

Vulpes zerda

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Corsac fox

Vulpes corsac

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Cape fox

Vulpes chama

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Tibetan fox

Vulpes ferrilata

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Blanford's fox

Vulpes cana

Canidae

CompareBengal fox vs Red foxBengal fox vs Fennec foxBengal fox vs Corsac foxBengal fox vs Cape fox

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@misc{bengal_fox_2026,
  title = {Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bengal-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}