1Senior Zoological Assistant, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2Senior Zoological Assistant, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author email id: kamalakannanm1@gmail.com
The hair morphology of two Indian foxes namely, Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes bengalensis was examined using the optical light microscope. The cuticular characteristics and shape of the cross-section of hair varied between the two species studied, but the medullary characteristics of hair were similar between the species. The high-resolution photo-micrographs and key characteristics of hair were presented here can be used as an appropriate reference for species identification.
Hair morphology, vulpes, Transversal, Narrow medulla lattice, Oblong
