Fox↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Range↕ | Avg Weight (kg)↕ | Habitat↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | N Hemisphere, Australia | 6 | Forests, farms, cities | Most widespread carnivore on Earth, orange coat, bushy tail |
Arctic Fox | Vulpes lagopus | Arctic tundra | 3.5 | Tundra, sea ice | White winter coat, survives -70C, follows polar bears |
Fennec Fox | Vulpes zerda | Sahara, North Africa | 1.2 | Desert | Massive ears for cooling, smallest wild canid, nocturnal |
Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | North and Central America | 4.5 | Woodlands | Only canid that climbs trees, ancient lineage |
Kit Fox | Vulpes macrotis | SW USA, Mexico | 2 | Arid deserts | Large ears, fastest fox for its size, endangered in California |
Swift Fox | Vulpes velox | Great Plains USA, Canada | 2.5 | Shortgrass prairie | Reaches 60 km/h, nearly extinct in 1930s, reintroduced |
Tibetan Sand Fox | Vulpes ferrilata | Tibetan Plateau | 4 | High steppe, 3500-5500m | Square-looking face, unamused meme expression |
Corsac Fox | Vulpes corsac | Central Asian steppes | 2.5 | Steppe, semi-desert | Climbs well, forms small packs, fur trade target |
Bengal Fox | Vulpes bengalensis | Indian subcontinent | 3 | Grassland, scrub | Endemic to India, gentle nature, monogamous pairs |
Cape Fox | Vulpes chama | Southern Africa | 3 | Open savanna, semi-desert | Only true fox in sub-Saharan Africa, silver back |
Ruppell's Fox | Vulpes rueppellii | North Africa to Pakistan | 1.7 | Desert, rocky outcrops | Sandy coat, furred foot pads, scent marks territory |
Blanford's Fox | Vulpes cana | Middle East, Central Asia | 1.5 | Mountainous semi-desert | Cat-like agility, climbs cliffs, bushy dark tail |
Pale Fox | Vulpes pallida | Sahel, North Africa | 3 | Sandy semi-desert | Long legs, reddish-pale coat, little studied |
Island Fox | Urocyon littoralis | California Channel Islands | 2 | Island scrub | Descended from gray foxes 10K years ago, fastest recovery in ESA history |
Crab-eating Fox | Cerdocyon thous | South America | 6 | Savanna, forest edges | Eats crabs in wet season, not a true Vulpes fox |
Bat-eared Fox | Otocyon megalotis | E and S Africa | 4 | Savanna | Huge ears detect termites, eats insects, 48 teeth (most of any canid) |
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