Der Fuchs. Canis vulpes. / Der Fennec. Canis Zerda. / Der Jakal vom Senegal. Canis anthus.

Title

Der Fuchs. Canis vulpes. / Der Fennec. Canis Zerda. / Der Jakal vom Senegal. Canis anthus.

Description

Top illustration shows two foxes and a fennec (desert fox). The bottom illustration shows a family of Senegalese jackals. The titles are given in German, Latin and French.

ca. 1840

Artist

Brodtmann (1787-1862)

Karl Joseph-Ioseph Brodtmann was an accomplished Swiss artist and lithographer, as well as a printmaker, publisher and bookseller who worked in Zurich and Schaffhausen. Brodtmann's natural history lithographs include Heinrich Rudolf Schinz's works on reptiles and birds, published in the early 1830s. Brodtmann also produced natural history lithographs, as Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche.

Historical Description

Foxes belong to the dog family (Canidae) and are small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals. The best-known species is the red fox, which is found across Europe, Asia, North America, and parts of North Africa. Other well-known species include the Arctic fox, which is adapted to life in the Arctic, and the fennec fox, famous for its large ears and its habitat in the deserts of North Africa. Foxes are skilled hunters and omnivores. Their diet includes small mammals, birds, insects, fruits, and berries. Thanks to their intelligence and remarkable adaptability, they thrive in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from forests and tundra to deserts and even urban areas. Today, about 37 species of foxes are recognized worldwide.