Blanford's fox

English

Blandford's fox

Etymology

Named after the English naturalist William Thomas Blanford, who described it in 1877.

Noun

Blanford's fox (plural Blanford's foxes)

1. A small fox (Vulpes cana) native to the Middle East and Central Asia.

Synonyms

• Afghan fox
• black fox
• hoary fox
• king fox
• royal fox

Translations

Vulpes cana

• Dutch: Afghaanse vos (nl)
• Finnish: mustatäpläkettu
• French: renard de Blanford m, renard afghan m
• Persian: شاه‌روباه (šâhrubâh)
• Polish: lis afgański m
• Ukrainian: лисиця афганська (lysycja afhansʹka), лисиця Бленфорда (lysycja Blenforda)

References

• Blanford's fox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vulpes cana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vulpes cana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons