Kit Fox
By: C. T.

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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genius Species | Works Cited

Kingdom: Animalia Back to top

• Multicellular

• Heterotroph

• Ingests and digests food

• Produces sexually

• Capable of complex and rapid movement

Phylum: Chordata Back to top

• Posses structure called notachord

• Bilateral symmetry

• Segmented body
• Segmented muscles
• Tail
• Ventral heart, ventral blood vessels
• Closed blood system
• Complete digestive system
• Bony endoskeleton
• Single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord
• Enlarged brain

Class: Mammalia Back to top

• 3 middle ear bones
• Fur or hair
• Production of milk
• Teeth are replaced once

Order: Carnivora Back to top

• Eats meat
• Fourth upper premolar
• First lower molar
• Medium-sized body
• Acute senses
• Vision, smell, and hearing are excellent
• Rapid sprinters
• Dominant motion of jaw
• Large brain case
• Carnassials
• Stomach

    Family: Canidae Back to top

• Flesh eater
• Omnivore
• 5 toes on forefeet
• 4 toes on hindfeet
• Full set of teeth

    Genius Species: Vulpes macrotis Back to top

    Did you know that kit foxes are very interesting creatures?  The kit fox is part of the phylum chordata and is an invertebrate.  The kit fox can run up to thirty miles an hour.

    Kit foxes have many useful traits that help it survive in their environment.  For example, one characteristic is are their hairy soles on their feet.  This characteristic improves the traction on the sand when they walk.  In addition, they have a narrow skull and a long nose.  This characteristic helps the kit fox move around easier when it is hunting.  In addition, another characteristic is their yellowish-gray and orangish fur.  This shows that they have adapted to their desert habitat.

      In addition to having many characteristics, kit foxes also live in a very interesting habitat.  For example, the kit fox lives in and near deserts or in steppe climates.  This shows that they live well in barren and dry areas.  In addition, they live in a cover made of shrubs and grass.  This shows that they need shade and protection to survive.  In addition, their ground cover is less than 20%.  This shows that they know how to survive in their habitat.

    The kit fox requires a clean environment in order to survive.  Kit foxes have many interesting qualities that allows them to live in their unique environment.  In order to keep this exceptional species alive, we should stop killing many foxes for their furs.

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Works Cited Back to top

Information

Animal Diversity Website. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 6 Mar. 2003 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/vulpes/v._macrotis$narrative.html#geographic_range

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Animal Diversity Website. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 6 Mar. 2003 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/vulpes/v._macrotis$narrative.html#geographic_range

Brown, N. L., et al. San Joaquin kit fox. 1 Feb. 1997. 16 Apr. 2003 <http://arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp/sjkfprof.htm>.

Kit fox (Vulpes velox) . 25 Nov. 2000. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 30 Apr. 2003 <http://www.canids.org/SPPACCTS/kitfox.htm>.

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