Vulpes ferrilata (Carnivora: Canidae)
Autor: | Darren P. Newman, Richard B. Harris, James D. Murdoch, Jack Tseng, Howard O. Clark, Zhenghuan H. Wang |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
Předmět: |
geography.geographical_feature_category
Plateau biology Steppe Ecology Vulpes Carnivora Central china Biodiversity biology.organism_classification Arid Geography Habitat destruction Mammalia Animalia Animal Science and Zoology Tibetan sand fox China Chordata Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Taxonomy Canidae |
Popis: | The canid Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842, is commonly called the Tibetan sand fox, or sand fox. It is widely distributed in the steppes and semideserts of the Tibetan Plateau north through central China. V. ferrilata has thick fur adapted for cold climate, and it occurs in semiarid to arid upland plains, on barren slopes and hills at elevations of 2,500- 5,200 m, most typically above 3,500 m in China. It is hunted for pelts, which are manufactured into hats in Tibet, and hunting and habitat destruction are the main threats to populations of V. ferrilata in Sichuan Province, China. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) lists V. ferrilata as a species of ''Least Concern.'' DOI: 10.1644/821.1. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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