What is Rüppell's fox?
'''Rüppell's Fox''' (''Vulpes rueppelli''), also spelled ''Rueppell's Fox'' and also called the '''Sand Fox''', is a species of [[Vulpini|fox]]. It lives in North Africa and the [[Greater Middle East]] region, from [[Morocco]] to [[Pakistan]]. It is named after the German collector Eduard Rüppell. It has an average life expectancy of up to 6 or 7 years in the wild, but can live much longer in captivity. {{commons|Vulpes rueppelli}} {{biology-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruppells Fox}} [[Category:Foxes]] [[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]] [[Category:Mammals of Asia]] [[Category:Mammals of Africa]]