Fennec fox vs Kit fox
The kit fox is heavier: 4.5 kg against 1.1 kg for the fennec fox, about 4.1 times the weight.
Photo: Anass ERRIHANI · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a fennec fox and a kit fox?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kit fox is heavier: 4.5 kg against 1.1 kg for the fennec fox, about 4.1 times the weight.
- The kit fox is longer-lived: 15.9 years against 14.6 years for the fennec fox, about 9% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Vulpes, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Fennec fox | Kit fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Vulpes zerda | Vulpes macrotis |
| Family | Canidae | Canidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 1.1 kg – 1.21 kg | 1.9 kg – 4.5 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 14.6 years | 15.9 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | desert | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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