adult swift fox | possibly extinct in Canada | | 0.4-0.8 foxes per square km | except during the breeding season | carnivorous | Order Carnivora | yap, purr, growl, croak and whine | swift fox | den in sandy soil on open prairie, along fence or in ploughed field | a large house cat | Vulpes velox | | April and July | 844 mm | renard velocé | 40 km per hour | arid short-grass plains and shrubby deserts | Family Canidae |
adult male swift fox | possibly extinct in Canada | two adult female swift foxes | 0.4-0.8 foxes per square km | except during the breeding season | carnivorous | Order Carnivora | yap, purr, growl, croak and whine | male mammal | den in sandy soil on open prairie, along fence or in ploughed field | a large house cat | Vulpes velox | 1.7-2.5 kg | April and July | 844 mm | renard velocé | 40 km per hour | arid short-grass plains and shrubby deserts | Family Canidae |