Blanford and Corsac foxes have broader ranges across Asia than the Asiatic cheetah does, which is found only in Iran these days, but something in a Tehran Times article inspired this post.
Reportedly:
“Blanford’s fox is assigned endangered by the Department of Environment, any hunting or trade of which is considered illegal,” [Jalil Imani, a biodiversity and ecosystems management expert] noted, adding, while Corsac fox has been listed as extinct before sighting some in northeastern part of the country, which switched to critically endangered…
Blanford’s fox
I had heard of this little critter before but didn’t know much about it.
This video shows how gorgeous Blanford’s fox is — agile, too.
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Here it is in daylight, recorded in a wildlife center:
More information:
- Wikipedia page.
- Canid Specialist Group page
- Technical details and general information page, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Corsac fox
With it being so rare in Iran, we can’t expect local videos.
Still, these views of Mom and the kits in Mongolia tells a universal story:
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They also made this video:
More information:
Lagniappe:
Pop quiz: This Persian-language video (without English subtitles) mentions four fox species in the title:
- Common fox (presumably the red fox)
- Our old friend, the sand fox (a/k/a Ruppell’s fox)
- Corsac fox
- Blanford’s fox
If you speak the language, good for you! But if not, can you recognize each kind of fox?
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