Species Otocyon megalotis (Desmarest, 1822) (Bat-eared fox)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Carnivora
  • ---- family: Canidae
  • ----- species: Otocyon megalotis
Characteristics:insectivore; height 30-40 cm; the Bat-eard Fox gets its name from the big (14 cm), rounded ears; the coat is brownish-grey with a lighter belly, it is very fluffy; the bushy,black tail has a black tip;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 136
Source: wikimedia
Date: unknown
Place: ZOO Dvůr Králové, Czech Republic
Creator: Karelj
Permission: Public Domain
Source: wikimedia
Date: unknown
Place: ZOO Dvůr Králové, Czech Republic
Creator: Karelj
Permission: Public Domain
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2007-06-15
Place: Solitaire, Namibia
Creator: Hans Hillewaert
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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Date: 2013-01-10
Place: not provided
Creator: Simon J. Tonge
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Source: wikimedia
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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