Delalande's fox

plural Delalande's foxes

1. Synonym of bat-eared fox.

   The Bat-eared, or Delalande's fox is called "mbweha masikio" in Kiswahili, which means "eared jackal," but he is a true fox (and has, for example, the fox-like vertical eye pupils). Found only in Africa, this is the one fox — there are others in Africa — that the safarist is likely to see.

   1987, Fetner, P. Jay; Plimpton, George, The African safari: the ultimate wildlife and photographic adventure, →OCLC

   2 more examples

   The cosmopolitan family Canidae has five representatives in South Africa. Two of these belong to genera peculiar to the Ethiopigm region. One of them, Delalande's Fox (Otocyon megalotis), is a gentle and harmless little creature preying chiefly on termites, and distinguished externally by its long pointed ears.

   1905, Flint, William, Science in South Africa: a handbook and review. Prepared under the auspices of the South African governments and the South African association for the advancement of science, →OCLC

   The so-called foxes of South America, such as the crab-eating fox (C. thous), Azara’s fox (C. azarae), and the colpeo (C. magellanicus), are aberrant members of the typical genus Canis. On the other hand, the long-eared fox or Delalande’s fox (Otocyon megalotis) of south and east Africa represents a totally distinct genus.

   1910, The Encyclopedia Britannica

   Synonyms: bat-eared fox