Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780).

This delightful little animal with huge ears is the smallest fox in the world with an average length of 37 cm; the tail is 21 cm; height at the shoulder is 20 cm and it weighs just 1 kg. The long, silky coat is pale grizzled sandy; the relatively short tail is tipped black. Pads of soles and palms are completely covered with long hair, enabling it to move rapidly in its sandy habitat. The Fennec is totally adapted to life in the desert and is believed to be the only carnivore that can live entirely without water. It eats insects and insect larvae, lizards, small rodents, birds, and plant material. It is mainly nocturnal in habit. It lives in groups of up to ten animals; burrows are dug in the sand usually near vegetation. Breeding takes place in January and February; the gestation period is 49-52 days, after which 1-3 young are born. This animal is distributed across North Africa, north Sinai, and in Kuwait. It is globally threatened due to being hunted for its fur and for the pet trade.