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|introduction=The '''Tibetan Sand Fox''' is a mammalian [[Friend]] species that debuted in the original [[Kemono Friends (2015 Mobile Game)|Kemono Friends mobile game]]. She has since appeared in [[Kemono Friends Pavilion]].
|introduction=The '''Tibetan Sand Fox''' is a type of mammal [[Friend]] that debuted in the original [[Kemono Friends (2015 Mobile Game)|Kemono Friends mobile game]]. She has since appeared in the mobile games [[Kemono Friends Pavilion]] and [[Kemono Friends 3]].
|reallife=[[File:Tibet_Fox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|An 1890 illustration of a Tibetan Sand Fox authored by St. George Mivart.]]
|appearance=Tibetan Sand Fox has beige colored, neck length hair that transitions into a snow-white color past her cheeks, sometimes passing through a gray patch first. She also has two beige colored fox ears atop her head that curl up to the tips and feature long white fur within their openings. Her eyes are yellow-green and are narrowed in a very prominent gaze.
 
Tibetan Sand Fox wears a fluffy white colored scarf tied around her neck. She is dressed in a gray sweater vest with dark gray lines along the front opening, with what seems to be a white colored button-up suit vest with a beige gradient along the hem. Though, this may only be a single vest integrating both styles. Underneath her vest she wears a short sleeved white blouse with a plain white tie. Partially obscured by her vest is a gray colored pleated skirt. She also wears skin-tight beige gloves, the sleeves of which extend into the sleeves of her blouse and the hands of which descend into white, as well as beige colored tights that descend to white at the feet. As footwear, she sports a pair of white penny loafers.
 
Tibetan Sand Fox also has a bushy tail as long as her legs. It is colored white with beige and gray markings along the top, at the start and middle respectively.
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|minor==== [[Kemono Friends Picross]] ===
Tibetan Sand Fox appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
 
=== [[Bikkuriman]] ===
Tibetan Sand Fox appears on a sticker of Bikkuriman, a line of wafer treats produced by Lotte, notable for the highly collectible stickers that come bundled with each wafer.
|reallife=[[File:Vulpes_ferrilata.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|A Tibetan sand fox seen in the Qinghai province of China in 2012.]]
 
The Tibetan Sand Fox (''Vulpes ferrilata'') is a species of true fox native to the Tibetan plateau, Nepal, the Ladakh region of India, and central China.<ref name="MAM SPE">Clark, Howard & Newman, Darren & Murdoch, James & Tseng, Z. & Wang, Zhenghuan & Harris, Richard. (2008). Vulpes Ferrilata (Carnivora: Canidae). Mammalian Species. 821. 10.1644/821.1., Accessed on 05 May 2021.</ref>
 
This fox was given it’s scientific name by the British naturalist Brian Hodgson in 1842.<ref>[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621862#null ITIS Standard Report Page: Vulpes ferrilata], Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Accessed on 05 May 2021.</ref> The name is made up of Latin words. ''Vulpes'' means fox and is the genus name, ''ferri'' means iron, and the last part is derived from the word ''latum'' and means wide or broad.
 
The Tibetan Sand Fox is indigenous to semiarid and arid upland plains mostly in the Tibetan plateau, in elevations of 2500 to 5200 meters above sea level. The majority of these habitats are at elevations greater then 3000 and 4000 meters.<ref name="Harris IUCN" />  These areas include treeless alpine meadows, alpine steppes, and desert stepps. In these extreme climates, the temperatures can range from 86°F (30°C) during the summer to -40°F (-40°C) in the winter. This fox has adapted thick fur for protection against the harsh winter cold.<ref name="MAM SPE" />
 
Mating is believed to happen from late February to March, and pairs are monogamous. Gestation lasts for 50-60 days. Around 2-5 kits are born in May, but in the Qinghai Province of China, kits have been observed as early as late January to early February.<ref name="MAM SPE" /> A later study also suggests that these foxes may mate and give birth much earlier then what is believed.<ref name="Notes" /> Kits are born in their dens and will not leave the den until several weeks later. In one study, a male fox was observed with kits in a den, possibly indicating that males assist in raising their young.
 
Tibetan Sand Foxes usually hunt alone. Prey animals of this fox include plateau pikas, Himalayan marmots, and a number of miscellaneous rodents, and insects. Blue sheep and [[Gannan Yak|domestic yak]] are also sometimes scavenged as carrion. Of all the animals consumed by the Tibetan Sand Fox, the plateau pika makes up the majority of its diet<ref name="Food">Liu, Qunxiu & Harris, Richard & Wang, Xiaoming. (2010). Food habits of the Tibetan fox ( Vulpes ferrilata) in the Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai Province, China. Mammalian Biology - MAMM BIOL. 75. 283-286. 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.02.002. Accessed on 30 May 2021.</ref> and some scientists argue that the Tibetan Sand Fox is an obligate predator of the pika.<ref name="Obligate" /> [[Brown Bear|Brown bears]] in the Tibetan plateau also primarily hunt pika, and Tibetan Sand Foxes will often follow them when they are digging up pika burrows to eat the pikas that flee from the bear.<ref name="Notes">Harris, Richard & Wang, Zhenghuan & Jiake, Zhou & Qunxiu, Liu. (2008). Notes on the biology of the Tibetan fox. Accessed on 06 June 2021.</ref> Predators to this fox include [[Gray Wolf|gray wolves]], domestic dogs, golden eagles, and upland buzzards. In one study area, dogs were the most common cause of death for these foxes.<ref name="Den" />
 
[[File:Plateau pika of the Tibetan Plateau.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Two plateau pika, the main prey of the sand fox, seen in eastern Tibet.]]
 
Sand Foxes are active during the day and at dusk, corresponding with the activity patterns of their main prey, the pika. These foxes are not known to actively defend their territories from other foxes.<ref name="MAM SPE" /> This fox is the main carrier of the deadly zoonosis tapeworm ''Echinococcus multilocularis'' in the Tibetan plateau.<ref name="Den">Wang, Zheng-Huan & Wang, Xiao-Ming & Chmura, Aleksei. (2008). Den Habitat Characteristics of Tibetan Foxes(Vulpes ferrilata) in Shiqu County, Sichuan Province, China. Zoological Studies. 47. 445-454. Accessed on 27 June 2021.</ref>
 
The IUCN classified the Tibetan Sand Fox as Least Concern in their 2014 conservation assessment of the species. The population trend is unknown, but the fox is believed to be widespread in most of its range and faces no major threats.<ref name="Harris IUCN" /> However, Chinese government agricultural pest control measures against pikas, an important prey animal, could potentially endanger the Tibetan Fox in the future if pika numbers are reduced enough.<ref name="Obligate">Richard B. Harris, Zhou Jiake, Ji Yinqiu, Zhang Kai, Yang Chunyan, Douglas W. Yu, Evidence that the Tibetan fox is an obligate predator of the plateau pika: conservation implications, Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 95, Issue 6, December 2014, Pages 1207–1221, https://doi.org/10.1644/14-MAMM-A-021. Accessed on 27 June 2021.</ref> The population of Tibetan Sand Fox is generally low in density, but higher densities of foxes occur in areas of abundant prey and low hunting pressure from humans. The species occurs in several legally protected nature reserves in China.<ref name="Harris IUCN">Harris, R. 2014. Vulpes ferrilata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T23061A46179412. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T23061A46179412.en. Accessed on 23 May 2021.</ref> The Tibetan Sand Fox is sometimes hunted by humans for its pelt, but it is of little value, so this is not common.
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Tibetan Sand Fox

Tibetan Sand FoxOriginal.png

チベットスナギツネ
Character Data
AKA Tibetan Fox, Sand Fox, Sandy
Romaji Chibetto Sunagitsune
Debut Kemono Friends (2015 Game)
Animal Data
Scientific Name Vulpes ferrilata
Distribution Asia
Diet Carnivore
Avg. Lifespan 8-10 years
Read More Tibetan sand fox
Conservation Status iucn3.1 LC.svg.png

Tibetan Sand Fox's Merchandise

Tibetan Sand Fox Festival Pavilion KF3 (V2) Nexon Game Gallery

The Tibetan Sand Fox is a type of mammal Friend that debuted in the original Kemono Friends mobile game. She has since appeared in the mobile games Kemono Friends Pavilion and Kemono Friends 3.

Appearance

Tibetan Sand Fox has beige colored, neck length hair that transitions into a snow-white color past her cheeks, sometimes passing through a gray patch first. She also has two beige colored fox ears atop her head that curl up to the tips and feature long white fur within their openings. Her eyes are yellow-green and are narrowed in a very prominent gaze.

Tibetan Sand Fox wears a fluffy white colored scarf tied around her neck. She is dressed in a gray sweater vest with dark gray lines along the front opening, with what seems to be a white colored button-up suit vest with a beige gradient along the hem. Though, this may only be a single vest integrating both styles. Underneath her vest she wears a short sleeved white blouse with a plain white tie. Partially obscured by her vest is a gray colored pleated skirt. She also wears skin-tight beige gloves, the sleeves of which extend into the sleeves of her blouse and the hands of which descend into white, as well as beige colored tights that descend to white at the feet. As footwear, she sports a pair of white penny loafers.

Tibetan Sand Fox also has a bushy tail as long as her legs. It is colored white with beige and gray markings along the top, at the start and middle respectively.

Series Appearances

Appearances In Kemono Friends Media
Media Role First Appearance
2015Nexon Game Minor character, playable
2018Kemono Friends Pavilion Observable character
2018Kemono Friends Festival Minor character, playable
2019Chokotto Anime Kemono Friends 3Minor characterEpisode 19
2019Kemono Friends 3 Playable Character
2019Kemono Friends 3: Planet Tours Photo illustration

Minor Appearances

Kemono Friends Picross

Tibetan Sand Fox appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.

Bikkuriman

Tibetan Sand Fox appears on a sticker of Bikkuriman, a line of wafer treats produced by Lotte, notable for the highly collectible stickers that come bundled with each wafer.

In Real Life

A Tibetan sand fox seen in the Qinghai province of China in 2012.

The Tibetan Sand Fox (Vulpes ferrilata) is a species of true fox native to the Tibetan plateau, Nepal, the Ladakh region of India, and central China.[1]

This fox was given it’s scientific name by the British naturalist Brian Hodgson in 1842.[2] The name is made up of Latin words. Vulpes means fox and is the genus name, ferri means iron, and the last part is derived from the word latum and means wide or broad.

The Tibetan Sand Fox is indigenous to semiarid and arid upland plains mostly in the Tibetan plateau, in elevations of 2500 to 5200 meters above sea level. The majority of these habitats are at elevations greater then 3000 and 4000 meters.[3] These areas include treeless alpine meadows, alpine steppes, and desert stepps. In these extreme climates, the temperatures can range from 86°F (30°C) during the summer to -40°F (-40°C) in the winter. This fox has adapted thick fur for protection against the harsh winter cold.[1]

Mating is believed to happen from late February to March, and pairs are monogamous. Gestation lasts for 50-60 days. Around 2-5 kits are born in May, but in the Qinghai Province of China, kits have been observed as early as late January to early February.[1] A later study also suggests that these foxes may mate and give birth much earlier then what is believed.[4] Kits are born in their dens and will not leave the den until several weeks later. In one study, a male fox was observed with kits in a den, possibly indicating that males assist in raising their young.

Tibetan Sand Foxes usually hunt alone. Prey animals of this fox include plateau pikas, Himalayan marmots, and a number of miscellaneous rodents, and insects. Blue sheep and domestic yak are also sometimes scavenged as carrion. Of all the animals consumed by the Tibetan Sand Fox, the plateau pika makes up the majority of its diet[5] and some scientists argue that the Tibetan Sand Fox is an obligate predator of the pika.[6] Brown bears in the Tibetan plateau also primarily hunt pika, and Tibetan Sand Foxes will often follow them when they are digging up pika burrows to eat the pikas that flee from the bear.[4] Predators to this fox include gray wolves, domestic dogs, golden eagles, and upland buzzards. In one study area, dogs were the most common cause of death for these foxes.[7]

Two plateau pika, the main prey of the sand fox, seen in eastern Tibet.

Sand Foxes are active during the day and at dusk, corresponding with the activity patterns of their main prey, the pika. These foxes are not known to actively defend their territories from other foxes.[1] This fox is the main carrier of the deadly zoonosis tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in the Tibetan plateau.[7]

The IUCN classified the Tibetan Sand Fox as Least Concern in their 2014 conservation assessment of the species. The population trend is unknown, but the fox is believed to be widespread in most of its range and faces no major threats.[3] However, Chinese government agricultural pest control measures against pikas, an important prey animal, could potentially endanger the Tibetan Fox in the future if pika numbers are reduced enough.[6] The population of Tibetan Sand Fox is generally low in density, but higher densities of foxes occur in areas of abundant prey and low hunting pressure from humans. The species occurs in several legally protected nature reserves in China.[3] The Tibetan Sand Fox is sometimes hunted by humans for its pelt, but it is of little value, so this is not common.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Clark, Howard & Newman, Darren & Murdoch, James & Tseng, Z. & Wang, Zhenghuan & Harris, Richard. (2008). Vulpes Ferrilata (Carnivora: Canidae). Mammalian Species. 821. 10.1644/821.1., Accessed on 05 May 2021.
  2. ITIS Standard Report Page: Vulpes ferrilata, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Accessed on 05 May 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harris, R. 2014. Vulpes ferrilata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T23061A46179412. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T23061A46179412.en. Accessed on 23 May 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Harris, Richard & Wang, Zhenghuan & Jiake, Zhou & Qunxiu, Liu. (2008). Notes on the biology of the Tibetan fox. Accessed on 06 June 2021.
  5. Liu, Qunxiu & Harris, Richard & Wang, Xiaoming. (2010). Food habits of the Tibetan fox ( Vulpes ferrilata) in the Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai Province, China. Mammalian Biology - MAMM BIOL. 75. 283-286. 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.02.002. Accessed on 30 May 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Richard B. Harris, Zhou Jiake, Ji Yinqiu, Zhang Kai, Yang Chunyan, Douglas W. Yu, Evidence that the Tibetan fox is an obligate predator of the plateau pika: conservation implications, Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 95, Issue 6, December 2014, Pages 1207–1221, https://doi.org/10.1644/14-MAMM-A-021. Accessed on 27 June 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Wang, Zheng-Huan & Wang, Xiao-Ming & Chmura, Aleksei. (2008). Den Habitat Characteristics of Tibetan Foxes(Vulpes ferrilata) in Shiqu County, Sichuan Province, China. Zoological Studies. 47. 445-454. Accessed on 27 June 2021.