AnAge entry for Vulpes bengalensis
Classification (HAGRID: 02091)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
- Species
- Vulpes bengalensis
- Common name
- Indian fox
- Synonyms
- Canis bengalensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals may live up to 10 years [0542]. Because longevity has not been studied in detail in captivity, their maximum longevity is unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 50 days
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 4 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- 365 days
- Weight at birth
- 58.5 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 2,375 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 621858
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