I. Basic information

Chinese name: Red fox-150

Latin name: Vulpes vulpes

Alternative name: red fox, grass Fox, Firefox

Kingdom: Animalia

phylum: Chordate

Subphylum: Chordate

Class: Mammalia Class

Subclass: Eutheria

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genus: Fox

Species: red fox-150

II. Morphological characteristics

The body length of red fox-150 is 50-90 cm, and the tail is 50-90 cm long. 30-60 cm in length and 7.1-8.0 kg in weight. Their snout is pointed and long, their ears are large and erect, their limbs are strong, their bodies are slender, their tails are long and thick and round, their tail tips are white, and they have subcaudal glands.

III. Living habits

Red fox-150 likes to live in soil burrows, tree holes or rock crevices, and sometimes occupy lagomorph dens. Except during the breeding and brooding periods, they generally live alone. They usually come out at night and hide in burrows to sleep during the day, but in isolated places, they sometimes come out to find food during the day. Mainly prey on various rodents, wild birds, bird eggs, insects and invertebrates.

The mating period of the red fox-150 is from January to February every year. Each litter has 5-6 cubs, up to 13 cubs. When the cubs are born, the male beast always stays with the female beast. next to it. Newborn pups have dark and short fur, are limp, weigh about 60-90 grams, and open their eyes 14-18 days after birth.

The main purpose of raising red fox-150 is for their fur with high economic value and for research and teaching. Do you guys know what other uses are? Share it in the comments~