The Bengal fox, Vulpes bengalensis, also called the Indian fox, is a small fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent, ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through southern India and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh. It has an elongated muzzle, long pointed ears and a black-tipped bushy tail, a buff to silver-grey coat, and males weigh 2.7 to 3.6 kilograms. It favours semiarid, flat to undulating land, bush and short grassland and avoids dense forest, steep terrain and true desert. Mostly crepuscular and nocturnal, it is an omnivorous opportunist that eats insects, small mammals, reptiles, birds and fruit. Lack of habitat protection and hunting are its main threats, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
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System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Comparison
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Source Bengal fox (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, BangladeshQuote, Distribution and habitat, Bangladesh
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Bengal fox (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, IndiaQuote, Distribution and habitat, India
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Bengal fox (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, NepalQuote, Distribution and habitat, Nepal
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Bengal fox (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, PakistanQuote, Distribution and habitat, Pakistan
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
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Conservation, IUCN status
It is listed as least concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Conservation, CITES
The populations of India are listed on CITES Appendix III.
Behaviour and ecology, nocturnal
Bengal foxes are predominantly crepuscular and nocturnal;
Behaviour and ecology, diet
Bengal foxes are omnivorous and opportunistic feeders
Distribution and habitat
It favors semiarid, flat to undulating land, bush and short grassland habitats.
Threats, habitat conversion
Hunting for its skin and flesh, as well as conversion of its grassland habitat to agriculture, industry, and increasingly bio-fuel plantations, have affected its population density.
Threats, hunting
Hunting for its skin and flesh, as well as conversion of its grassland habitat to agriculture, industry, and increasingly bio-fuel plantations, have affected its population density.
Threats, traditional medicine
In addition, its body parts are used in traditional medicine, and in some areas it is eaten.
Distribution and habitat, Nepal
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Distribution and habitat, India
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Distribution and habitat, Pakistan
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Distribution and habitat, Bangladesh
ranging from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through Southern India, and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh
Child Taxon Of: Vulpes, Lead, genus
The Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis), also known as the Indian fox, is a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
The Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis), also known as the Indian fox, is a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent
View the Source2. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt row Vulpes bengalensis, BodyMass-Value (grams)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt row Vulpes bengalensis, BodyMass-Value (grams)
Vulpes bengalensis Canidae 20 0 0 0 60 0 20 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 2726
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