| adult swift fox | can run at 40 km per hour |  |
| has length 844 mm | |
| is nocturnal | |
| is solitary except during the breeding season | |
| is the same size as a large house cat | |
| is a kind of swift fox | |
| makes sound yap, purr, growl, croak and whine | |
| moults between April and July | |
| swift fox | has habitat arid short-grass plains and shrubby deserts | |
| has name in French renard velocé | |
| has population density 0.4-0.8 foxes per square km | |
| has scientific name Vulpes velox | |
| has status possibly extinct in Canada | |
| lives in den in sandy soil on open prairie, along fence or in ploughed field | |
| dog | has Family name Family Canidae | |
| is carnivorous | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
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