Tibetan fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Tibetan fox lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vulpes ferrilata
Group	Foxes, jackals & wild dogs
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Canidae

Where does the Tibetan fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tibetan fox in 1 country or territory across Asia.

China

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.

Is the Tibetan fox endangered?

The Tibetan fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Tibetan fox?

The Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Canidae, genus Vulpes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tibetan fox

The Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata), also known as the Tibetan sand fox, is a species of true fox endemic to the high Tibetan Plateau and Bhutan, China, India and Nepal up to elevations of about 5,300 m (17,400 ft). It is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List, on account of its widespread range in the Tibetan Plateau's steppes and semi-deserts.

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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tibetan fox (revision 1380846238), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q319070 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).