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Linnaean classification:
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Vulpes Species: Vulpes zerda Regulator: The fennec fox is a regulator because it has control mechanisms to internally maintain the optimum temperature needed for its body to function. For example, its ears help regulate body temperature and help them stay cool in the desert heat. Migration: The fennec fox is a migrant animal because although it remains in the desert habitat all throughout the year and its life, it still moves, sometimes long distances, to find food. Specialist: The fennec fox is specialist because it only lives in the desert and could only survive and thrive in desert like conditions. Consumer: The fennec fox is a consumer because it does not have the ability to make its own food and relies on other organisms for its nutrients. Omnivore: The fennec fox is an omnivore because they consume both plants and animals. For example, they eat leaves, fruits and roots, along with eggs, insects, rodents and small reptiles when available. Niche: The fennec fox is an omnivore, and some sources it can obtain food from include plants, rodents, insects, birds, eggs, and rabbits. The fennec fox's main predators are the various African varieties of eagle owl. However, some other animals that can hunt and kill the fennec fox are caracals, jackals, striped hyenas, and an animal called a saluki, a greyhound-like domestic dog local to the area. This species, being a specialist, only exists in the desert and desert-like environments, and cannot live anywhere else. Fennec foxes can produce 2-6 offspring at a time, with a gestation period of 50-53 days. |
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