Corsac fox Vulpes corsac Least concern
Where the Corsac fox lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 64 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See foxes, jackals & wild dogs on the world map
| Scientific name | Vulpes corsac |
|---|---|
| Group | Foxes, jackals & wild dogs |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Europe |
| Mass | 62.5 g (birth weight) |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Canidae |
Where does the Corsac fox live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Corsac fox in 3 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a Corsac fox?
Wikidata records the following for the Corsac fox: mass 62.5 g (birth weight).
Is the Corsac fox endangered?
The Corsac fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Corsac fox?
The Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Canidae, genus Vulpes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Corsac fox
The Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac), also known as a corsac, is a medium-sized fox found in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts in Central Asia, ranging into Mongolia and northern China. Since 2004, it has been classified as least concern by IUCN, but populations fluctuate significantly, and numbers can drop tenfold within a single year. It is also known as the steppe fox. The word "corsac" is derived from the Russian name for the animal, "korsák" (корса́к), derived ultimately from Turkic "karsak".
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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Corsac fox (revision 1380930222), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q187024 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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