Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,149
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species of fox found on the African savanna. It is the only extant species of the genus Otocyon, and is the sister species to all other members of the tribe Vulpini, not genetically being a true fox. Fossil records indicate this canid first appeared during the middle Pleistocene.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bat-eared fox”.