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The corsac fox is a small wild fox species found across the steppes and deserts of Central Asia. It plays an important role in its ecosystem as both a predator of small animals and prey for larger carnivores, while also serving as an indicator of the health of the grassland habitats where it lives.
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The corsac fox (Vulpes corsac), also known as a corsac, is a medium-sized fox found in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts in Central Asia, ranging into Mongolia and northern China. Since 2004, it has been classified as least concern by IUCN, but populations fluctuate significantly, and numbers can drop tenfold within a single year. It is also known as the steppe fox. The word "corsac" is derived from the Russian name for the animal, "korsák" (корса́к), derived ultimately from Turkic "karsak".
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCommons link from WikidataIUCN Red List least concern speciesMammals described in 1768Mammals of AfghanistanMammals of Central AsiaMammals of ChinaMammals of MongoliaNecrophagesTaxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinationsVulpes