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Book Fauna Palaestina 4 Year 2014 By Prof Dr Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf von Jaffa ISBN 978-9950-383-77-7

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Road-killed Palestine Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes palaestina) on Al Jidar<br />

Street, Al Bayarat Area, West of Qaffin, Tulkarm Governorate. Info by:<br />

Ahmad Al Qassem. 05.08 2013.<br />

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Palestine Common Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes palaestina, Thomas 1920)<br />

[Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 9, 5: 122. Type from Ramleh, near <strong>Jaffa</strong>,<br />

Palestine. Synonym of Vulpes vulpes aegyptiacus]:<br />

The Palestine Red Fox is distinguished by its gray colour, particularly<br />

along its sides, with a nearly complete suppression of rufous, except the<br />

face. The forelegs are grayish-rufous or fulvous. The underparts are<br />

whitish or black. The upper tail is buffy, washed with black.<br />

Measurements: Head and body 455-625 mm.; ear 83-105 mm.; hind foot<br />

121-148 mm.; tail 305-412 mm.<br />

The Palestinian subspecies Vulpes vulpes palaestina is known from<br />

Lebanon and Palestine, where it is common along the coastal plain and<br />

as far south as Bi’er Al-Sabe’e (Beersheba) (<strong>Khalaf</strong>-<strong>von</strong> <strong>Jaffa</strong>, 2013).<br />

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