Bat-eared fox (Oomimigitsune)

Japanese: オオミミギツネ(大耳狐) - オオミミギツネ（英語表記）bat‐eared fox

A carnivorous mammal of the Canidae family that feeds mainly on insects (illustration). It is found in the grasslands of eastern Africa (from Ethiopia to Tanzania) and southwestern Africa (Namibia and South Africa). It has a body length of 50-70 cm, a tail length of 25-35 cm, and a weight of 2.5-5 kg. As the name suggests, its ears are unusually large, measuring around 10 cm. The upper surface of its body is gray-brown, while the front and outer surfaces of its tail and limbs and its face are black-brown. At first glance it resembles a fox, but its head is smaller and it has one or two more pairs of molars on both the top and bottom, and a total of 46-50 teeth, compared to the 42 of most canids such as foxes, raccoon dogs, and dogs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

昆虫を主食とする食肉目イヌ科の哺乳類（イラスト）。アフリカの東部(エチオピアからタンザニアまで)と南西部(ナミビアと南アフリカ)の草原に分布。体長50～70cm，尾長25～35cm，体重2.5～5kg，名のように耳介は異常に大きく10cm前後。体の上面は灰褐色，尾と四肢の前･外面，顔は黒褐色。一見キツネに似るが頭が小さいほか，臼歯（きゆうし）が上下とも1～2対多く，歯の総数はキツネ，タヌキ，イヌなどイヌ科動物の大多数のものが42本なのに対し46～50本ある。

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