Mammals › Canids
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Gray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteus
CoyoteCanis latrans
Domestic DogCanis familiaris
Common RaccoonProcyon lotor
Golden JackalCanis aureus
Domestic CatFelis catus
European BadgerMeles meles
Gray WolfCanis lupus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 51,874 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 17,207 |
| Ontario | 8,527 |
| Australia | 7,176 |
| United Kingdom | 6,835 |
| England | 6,283 |
| Maryland | 6,181 |
| Russia | 5,590 |
| Virginia | 4,955 |
| Victoria | 4,746 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivorans · Carnivora |
| Family | Canids · Canidae |
| Genus | Typical Foxes · Vulpes |
Study it in a deck
- Local Wildlife of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
- Local Wildlife of Italy
- Local Wildlife of MOURA, BEJA, Portugal
- Local Wildlife of United Kingdom
- Mammals of British Columbia, Canada
- Mammals of Jasper National Park
- Mammals of MD
- Mammals of Texas, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red Fox with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.