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title: "Fenek pustynny"
description: "Vulpes zerda — Ssaki. The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/fennec-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fenek pustynny

> Vulpes zerda — Ssaki. The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula.

- Scientific name: *Vulpes zerda*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 684
- Wikidata: [Q131564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131564)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42058](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42058)

## Names

- en: Fennec Fox
- de: Wüstenfuchs
- es: Fénec
- fr: Fennec
- nl: Fennek
- pt: Feneco
- pl: Fenek pustynny

## Countries with the most observations

MA (97), EH (35), TD (7), MR (6), EG (4), TN (3)

## Summary

The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is a small fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey. The fennec is the smallest fox species. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water.
The fennec fox mainly eats insects, small mammals and birds. It has a life span of up to 14 years in captivity and about 10 years in the wild. Pups are preyed upon by the Pharaoh eagle-owl; both…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennec_fox

## Photo

![Fenek pustynny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fennec-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: North Ross · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333661820

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fennec-fox?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).