Swift Fox

The swift fox is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It also lives in southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada, where it was previously extirpated.

Scientific name: Vulpes velox

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

Trophic level: Carnivorous

Mass: 4.6 lbs (Adult)

Gestation period: 54 days

Length: 1.7 ft. (Adult)

Litter size: 2 to 6