Red Fox
Red Fox
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Family: Canidae, Dogs view all from this family
Description Rusty reddish above; white underparts, chin, and throat. Long, bushy tail with white tip. Prominent pointed ears. Backs of ears, lower legs, and feet black. Color variations include a black phase (almost completely black), a silver phase (black with silver-tipped hairs), a cross phase (reddish brown with a dark cross across shoulders), and intermediate phases; all have white-tipped tail. Ht 15–16" (38–41 cm); L 35–41" (90–103 cm); T 13 3/4–17" (35–43 cm); HF 5 3/4–7" (14.6–17.8 cm); E 3–3H0 (7.7–8.9 cm); Wt 7 7/8–15 lb (3.6–6.8 kg).
Similar Species All other North American canids lack conspicuously white-tipped tail. Common Gray Fox, often confused with this species, is reddish on backs and outsides of ears, around neck, and on sides of belly, but otherwise is gray and lacks white tail tip.
Breeding Mates January– early March; 1 litter of 1–10 kits born March–May in maternity den; gestation 51–53 days.
Habitat Varied: mixed cultivated and wooded areas, and brushlands.
Range Most of Canada and U.S. except for far north, nw British Columbia, much of w U.S., and s Florida.
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