8 Strange and Beautiful Fox Species

Bat-Eared Fox

The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) utilizes its enormous ears to find insects and other food. It eats harvester termites, ants, beetles, grasshoppers, spiders, and other invertebrates.

Tibetan Sand Fox

The Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata) may have normal-sized ears, but its head looks like it's very wide. The main reason for this is that its nose is very small, and there is a lot of thick fur around its face.

Cape Fox

Cape foxes, or Vulpes chama, live in southern Africa, in places like South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Kalahari desert. It likes open grassland areas to semi-desert scrub as a place to live.

Crab-Eating Fox

The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), which is also called the forest fox and the wood fox, is from South America and does well in savannas, woodlands, subtropical forests, or forests along rivers.

Fennec Fox

Desert dwellers like the fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) can live with minimal water. It hunts at night and stays cool in its cave during the day. It uses its big ears to find reptiles, eggs, and insects and disperse heat.

Corsac Fox

Poachers constantly threaten Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac) populations because of their winter fluffy fur. It lives in the steppes and semi-desert of central and northeast Asia and may lose 90% of its population.

Silver Fox

In fact, the silver fox is a red fox color variation. These foxes are born with more melanin, making their fur darker, while silver tips provide a shine. They might be black with a white tail, blue, or ashy grey.

Arctic Fox

In fact, the silver fox is a red fox color variation. These foxes are born with more melanin, making their fur darker, while silver tips provide a shine. They might be black with a white tail, blue, or ashy grey.