Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Carnivora
- ---- family: Canidae
- ----- species: Otocyon megalotis
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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
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Ecoregions: |
- AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0717
- Southern Africa bushveld
- AT0726
- Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
- AT1314
- Nama Karoo
- AT1316
- Namibian savanna woodlands
- AT1322
- Succulent Karoo
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References: | Cillié 1997: 136 |