Vulpes cana Blanford, 1877.

This is a beautiful small fox of 42 cm head-and-body length; the tail is 30 cm. The soft fur is brownish on the back becoming more greyish towards the rear; underparts are paler. On each side of the face, a dark stripe runs from the inner corner of the eye to the corner of the mouth. The long very bushy tail is black tipped; the ears are large. Blanford’s Fox lives in semi-arid steppe and rocky mountain areas; it is extremely agile and escapes danger by jumping to safety on rock shelves. It is strictly nocturnal and monogamous and is a solitary hunter. It is omnivorous and eats insects, including grasshoppers, scorpions, and small mammals; it is reported to be more frugivorous than other foxes and eats a variety of fruits. Breeding occurs between December and January, and after the gestation period of 50 to 60 days 1-3 young are born. This fox is rare in Egypt having only been discovered in the country in recent years and is distributed in parts of Sinai and the Eastern Desert. Its global distribution is from Egypt through the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula to as far north as Uzbekistan.