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Red, silver, or cross fox - VULPES VULPES
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Fox": "Fox" is the Old English word for the animal.
Location: Arctic regions as far south as northern Africa.
Habitat: Terrestrial. All types of habitat, even large cities.
Description: The size and color of this fox vary considerably according to the climate in which they live. The head and body are reddish, and the underside gray and white; there are whitish markings on the throat and chest as well. The tail, which is 14 to 16 inches long, is black with a white tip. The length of the head and body is 24 to 36 inches, and the weight is four to fifteen pounds.
Behavior: In its ability to adapt, this fox is a close rival to man and the rat. It lives in a den in the ground, and is active both day and night. The social structure varies from the isolated animal to family groups with strict hierarchic organization. Territoriality is based on the availability of food, and a territory may range greatly in size. The red fox is omnivorous, eating fruit and vegetables as well as whatever small animals it catches.
Reproduction: Reproduction is adjusted to the prevailing conditions. There are usually four to six young per litter, although there may be as many as ten, and usually only one litter per year. Gestation lasts about 52 days. The cubs nurse for about eight weeks. At the age of one year the young fox leaves to find its own territory, sometimes at a great distance.
Go to the Carnivore Page to learn more about all the meat-eating animals.
Or go to the Fox Index to study other
foxes.
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