P. S. Gipson D.W. Kaufman R.S. Matlack 2000 <p>We assessed suitability of cropland and shortgrass rangeland for swift foxes (<i>Vulpes velox</i>) in western Kansas. Relative abundance and survival were similar for foxes in rangeland and cropland. Mortality resulting from non-traumatic causes, coyotes, and motor vehicles differed significantly between habitats. Predation by coyotes, motor vehicles, and non-traumatic causes were responsible for 45%, 36%, and 18%, respectively, of 11 deaths in rangeland and 20%, 10%, and 70%, respectively, of 10 deaths in cropland. Swift foxes in rangeland were larger and in better condition than those in cropland. Males were larger than females based on mass, standardized mass (mass/body length), body length, hindfoot length, and ear length.</p> application/pdf 10.2307/3672464 en Southwestern Association of Naturalists The swift fox in rangeland and cropland in western Kansas: Relative abundance, mortality, and body size article