Bengal Fox

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Bengal Fox | status = Conservation status: Data deficient | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Carnivora | familia = Canidae | genus = Vulpes | species = V. bengalensis | binomial = Vulpes bengalensis | binomial_authority = (Shaw, 1800) }}

1 Range and Habitat
2 Appearance
3 Diet
4 Reproduction and Living
5 Threats
6 References

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Range and Habitat

The Bengal Fox (Vulpes bengalensis) or Indian Fox is a fox, to be found in the southern Himalaya, in Nepal, India and Bangladesh.

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Appearance

The Bengal fox is a medium sized fox, with a smooth, somewhat orange coat, pale underpants, and a black tip on its tail.

Shoulder Height: ?

Head and Body Length: 18-24 in (45-60 cm)

Tail Length: 10-14 in. (25-35 cm)

Weight: 5-9 lb. (2-4 kg)

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Diet

The Bengal fox feeds on rats, reptiles, crabs, termites, small birds, and melons.

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Reproduction and Living

Although the Bengal fox lives in pairs, it hunts alone. It undergoes a gestation period of 53 days; after, four kits are born in a den. Mates are sometimes assisted by helpers (offspring from a previous year who stayed behind to aid their parents).

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Threats

Hunting for its skin and flesh as well as excessive use of pesticides in agricultural fields have greatly depleted its population. In addition, its body parts are used in traditional medicine, and in some areas it is eaten.

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