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Tibetan Fox

Diet

Small mammals • insects • berries

Range

Tibet • Qinghai • Central Asia • the Himalayas

Length

60 - 70 cm (24 - 28 in)

Weight

4.5 - 9 kg (10 - 20 lbs)

Habitat

Alpine meadows • scree slopes • rocky outcrops

Population

Unknown

Adaptations

Thick, coarse-furred coat • high metabolic rate

Other names

Ferrous fox • Himalayan fox

Threat status

Least Concern

Scientific name

Vulpes ferrilata

Social structure

Solitary, but may form mating pairs during breeding season

Tibetan Fox