Vulpes velox (Swift Fox)

Counties where this species is known to occur are highlighted in blue. Click here to enlarge map. Habitat: Arid land, and open prairie, shortgrass, and semidesert country of the High Plains. Habits: Swift Foxes are nocturnal hunters that prey on all available small animals. They construct dens in the ground, sometimes in cultivated fields and pasturelands. Young foxes are called kits and are born three to six per litter; both parents help raise the young.

Artiodactyla

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Carnivora

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Chiroptera

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Didelphimorphia

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Insectivora

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Lagomorpha

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Rodentia

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Xenarthra

Scientific Names - Common Names

For more information, view the Mammalian Species account for this species. Search the OMNH Collections for Vulpes velox.