Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Fox

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Mammal

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genus: Vulpes

Species: Vulpes vulpes

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native, Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Vulpes vulpes

Vulpes vulpes — Along the edge of a field
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-05-07

Vulpes vulpes — Along the edge of a field
Essex County, MA
Date: 2007-05-07

Vulpes vulpes — After a rain
Coös County, NH
Date: 2008-05-21

Vulpes vulpes — After a rain
Coös County, NH
Date: 2008-05-21

Vulpes vulpes — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2015-12-28

Vulpes vulpes — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-08-06

Vulpes vulpes — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-10-07

Vulpes vulpes — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-08-01

Vulpes vulpes — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-08-01

Vulpes vulpes — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-07-31

Vulpes vulpes — A parent near a den site
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-04-14