Mitogenomic analysis of Rüppell's fox () confirms phylogenetic placement within the Palaearctic clade shared with its sister species, the red fox ().

The Rüppell's fox () inhabits desert regions across North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Asia. Its phylogenetic relationship with other fox species, especially within the phylogeographic context of its sister species, , remain unclear. We here report the sequencing and de-novo assembly of the first annotated mitogenome of , analysed with data from other foxes (tribe Vulpini, subfamily Caninae).