I. Basic information

Chinese name: Red fox·113

Latin name: Vulpes vulpes

Alternative name: red fox, grass Fox, Southern Fox, Firefox, Silver Fox, Cross Fox

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordate

Subphylum: Chordate

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Eustia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genus: Fox

Species: Red fox·113

II. Morphological characteristics

Red fox·113 The body length is 50-90 cm, the tail length is 30-60 cm, the weight is 5-10 kg, and the largest is more than 15 kg. The female beast is slightly smaller than the male beast.

Red fox·113 has a variety of fur colors, the head is generally gray-brown, the back of the ears is black or black-brown, the lips, chin to the front chest are dark white, and the body is slightly yellow. The abdomen is white or yellow, the color of the limbs is slightly darker than the back, the outer side has dark brown stripes of varying widths, the tail hair is fluffy, and the tip of the tail is white.

III. Living habits

Red fox·113 inhabits forests, shrubs, grasslands, deserts, hills, mountains, tundra and other environments , generally live alone, come out at night, and sleep in caves during the day. Only during the mating period from January to February each year, the male and female red fox·113 will raise the cubs together until the cubs can live independently after autumn.

Red fox·113 is suspicious by nature, sensitive in hearing, quick in action, can reach a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour when chasing prey, and is good at swimming and climbing trees. They mainly prey on a variety of rodents, wild birds, bird eggs, insects and invertebrates, but also eat berries, mustelids, etc.

Red Fox·113 is mainly raised in cages for its fur with high economic value. As for domestication, you have to stand its body odor and unruly character~