RÃ 1\/4 ppell 's Fox ( Vulpes rueppelli ) , also spelled Rueppell 's Fox and also called the Sand Fox , is a species of fox . RÃ 1\/4 ppell 's Fox ( Vulpes rueppellii ) , also spelled Rueppell 's Fox and also called the Sand Fox , is a species of fox living in North Africa and the Middle East , from Morocco and the Sahel region to an Afghanistan hills .