Red fox [LC]
Vulpes vulpes
[Scientific name]
Renard roux
[French]
赤狐
[Chinese]
Обыкновенная лисица
[Russian]
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and the most widely distributed member of the order Carnivora, spanning nearly 70 million square kilometres. Distributed across the entire Northern Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the Asiatic steppes, and introduced to Australia, red foxes are recorded in habitats as diverse as tundra, desert, and forest, as well as in city centres. Due to their distribution, there is significant variation in diet and size across their range. They are also regarded as invasive in many regions due to competition with native fauna.
POPULATION TREND
STABLE
HABITAT & ECOLOGY
Desert • Forest • Grassland • Human modified • Inland Wetlands • Shrubland