Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825)

Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, Zootaxa 5580 (1), pp. 1-130 : 89

85. Rüppell’s Fox, Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825)

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Subspecies: V. r. sabaea Pocock, 1934 .

Distribution: Uncommon; confined to the deserts, semi-deserts and arid plains ( Fig. 92 ).

Previous records: Talila Reserve ( Serra et al. 2007), Palmyra, ar- Rasafah, and Mari ( Masseti 2009), dry steppes south of Deir ez-Zor and ar-Raqqa ( Aidek 2010; Murdoch & Aidek 2012).

Recent records: Jabal Al-Bishri, Ad-Dukhoul steppes, as-Sarayim, Feidhat Ibn Muwyin’e, and Kabajep (2006– 2012).

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FIGURE 92. Records of the Rüppell’s Fox Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825) in Syria.