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Foxes and other predators are needed in the desert or any other biome to keep the population of rodents and other small mammals in check. Rodents carry a number of diseases that can be transferred to humans - plague, hanta virus are just two examples.
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Are foxes in the desert or the forest?
There are foxes that live in both habitats. The arctic fox is an example of a desert fox since the arctic qualifies as a desert habitat.
What kind of ecosystems do the fennec foxes live in?
The fennec foxes live in a desert ecosystem in the Sahara of northern Africa.
Where do desert foxes live?
Foxes live in the desert because that is their home.
Why are desert foxes sandy colored?
Not all foxes that live in the desert are sandy colored. Two examples - the red fox and the gray fox.
Do Arctic fox live in the desert?
Artic foxes are adapted to life in the cold such as in the artic. They are not evolved to live in the desert.
Are giraffes elephants cheetahs camels foxes found in the same desert?
giraffes, elephants and cheetahs live in the african savannah. camels live in the sibeirian desert. foxes live in various forests around the world.
Do foxes live in the desert?
Yes, there are some that do make their homes in the desert, living on lizards and mice for food.
What animals live in the desert and require shade?
The desert tortoise, kangaroo rats, bobcats, desert foxes, wolves, snakes, birds & even insects!
What kind of habitat does the fennec fox live in?
A fennec foxes habitat is in the desert. yes
What are examples of primary secondary and tertiary consumers of the desert?
cattail---- mouse-----snake-------hawk Cattails don't live in the desert, they live near water.
How many years do desert foxes live?
In captivity they can live for 14 years or more but in the wild it is considerably shorter.
Where do fennec foxes live?
Fennec foxes live in Northern Africa and in some parts of the Sahara desert.
