#otocyon megalotis

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Bat-eared Fox | Christopher Ciccone

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A bat eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) in Tierpark Berlin

by Kayleigh Baker

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Bat-eared Fox

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Koda, the bat-eared fox at Wild World Texas.

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Eeeeeeeeeee!!!

That is adorable!!! I want to meet one that tolerates humans so I can give it a kiss between its ears!!!

Sorry English, but Finnish has you beat when it comes to the common name of otocyon megalotis, or the "bat-eared fox." It's "korvakoira." Ear dog.

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Otocyon Megalotis, le renard à oreilles de chauve-souris

Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/le-renard-a-oreilles-de-chauve-souris/

Otocyon Megalotis, le renard à oreilles de chauve-souris

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if anyone wants to talk about bat eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis) i am so down!

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made a lil info sheet of foxes for a friend... better fox taxonomy under the cut if anyone is interested hehe (the grey fox is not part of tribe vulpini i just like them)

(secret third thing neither canini nor vulpini considered basal to all living canids)

Urocyon

U. cinereoargenteus, Grey Fox

U. littoralis, Island Fox (not pictured)

TRIBE VULPINI

Otocyon

O. megalotis, Bat-Eared Fox

Nyctereutes

N. procyonides, Raccoon Dog

N. viverrinus, Japanese Raccoon Dog (not pictured)

Vulpes (“True Foxes”)

V. zerda, Fennec Fox

V. bengalensis, Bengal Fox

V. vulpes, Red Fox

V. chama, Cape Fox

V. macrotis, Kit Fox

V. lagopus, Arctic Fox

V. cana, Blanford’s Fox (not pictured)

V. corsac, Corsac Fox (not pictured)

V. ferrilata, Tibetan Fox (not pictured)

V. pallida, Pale Fox (not pictured)

V. rueppellii, Rüppel’s fox (not pictured)

 V. velox, Swift Fox (not pictured)

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Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)

By Joe McDonald / Getty Images

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Bat-eared Fox

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Animal of the day: Bat-eared fox! (Otocyon megalotis) The bat-eared fox, also called the motlosi or cape fox, is not a true fox; rather, it is a member of its own genus Otocyon, much like the maned wolves of South America! These small canids are closely related to the raccoon dogs and true foxes! They are actually a basal lineage of canid, which makes them one of the oldest branches of their family tree! In their wild habitat of Africa, bat-eared foxes usually congregate in small family groups, as seen above with a fox and its two kits! Their large ears aid in thermoregulation and allow them to hear their prey rustling through the tall grass with more ease! Image source: https://www.jameswarwick.co.uk/kenya-library/bat-eared-fox-family-nature-wildlife-photography-james-warwick

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Like its namesake, the bat-eared fox is almost completely insectivorous. Up to 90% of its diet are harvester termites, which it locates using its oversized ears! When termites aren't available, this species will forage for a number of other insects including ants, beetles, crickets, and scorpions.

(Image: A bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) by Yathin Krishnappa via Wikimedia)

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What canine are the new wolf variants based of?

I am possibly wrong at points and also do not know every canine ever. Also an argument can be made that all of them bar Spotted and Stripped are based of natural variation of Grey wolves (or Coyotes). (But that makes a very dull post so where possible I will be avoiding them.)

Stripped wolf: Wooded Badlands, Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

Spotted Wolf: Savanna Plateau, African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)

Woods Wolf: Snowy Taiga, Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) Arguably too pale a brown.

Rusty Wolf: Sparse Jungle, Dhole (Cuon alpinus) (or Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) which looks closer but the habitat is wrong)

Chestnut Wolf: Old Growth Spruce Taiga, Side Stripped Jackel (Lupulella adustus) (or Bat Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis))

Black Wolf, Old Growth Pine Taiga, Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)

Ashen Wolf: Snowy Taiga, Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)

Snowy Wolf: Grove, Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos) [Technically a subspecies of the grey wolf]