Information about Vulpes

Vulpes
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Canidae
Genus:Vulpes
Frisch, 1775
Species


Vulpes bengalensis
Vulpes cana
Vulpes chama
Vulpes corsac
Vulpes ferrilata
Vulpes macrotis
Vulpes pallida
Vulpes rueppelli
Vulpes velox
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes zerda
Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae family. It includes the true foxes, although there are species in other genera whose common names include the word "fox".

Species

Fossil species

V. vulpes

Binomial name
Vulpes vulpes
Linnaeus, 1758

Red Fox range


Synonyms
Vulpes fulva, Vulpes fulvus The Red Fox (
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses & Infraclasses
  • Subclass †Allotheria*
  • Subclass Prototheria
  • Subclass Theria

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Carnivora
Bowdich, 1821

Families
  • 17, See classification

The diverse order Carnivora (IPA: /kɑrˈnɪvərə/
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Canidae
G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Genera
  • Alopex
  • Atelocynus
  • Canis
  • Cerdocyon
  • Chrysocyon
  • Cuon
  • Cynotherium
  • Dusicyon
  • Dasycyon

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V. bengalensis

Binomial name
Vulpes bengalensis
(Shaw, 1800)

Range map


Range and Habitat

The Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis
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V. cana

Binomial name
Vulpes cana
(Blanford, 1877)

Range of Blanford's Fox



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V. chama

Binomial name
Vulpes chama
(A Smith, 1833)

The Cape Fox (Vulpes chama), also called Cama Fox or Silver-backed Fox is a small fox.
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V. corsac

Binomial name
Vulpes corsac
(Linnaeus, 1768)

The Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac) is a species of asiatic fox.
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V. ferrilata

Binomial name
Vulpes ferrilata
(Hodgson, 1842)

The Tibetan Fox (Vulpes ferrilata), also called the Tibetan Sand Fox or simply the Sand Fox
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V. macrotis

Binomial name
Vulpes macrotis
Merriam, 1888

The Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a relatively common North American fox. Its range extends into northern Mexico.
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V. pallida

Binomial name
Vulpes pallida
(Cretzschmar, 1827)

The Pale Fox (Vulpes pallida) is a species of fox which inhabits the Sahel from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east.
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V. rueppelli

Binomial name
Vulpes rueppelli
(Schinz, 1825)

Rüppell's Fox, Rueppell's Fox or Sand Fox (Vulpes rueppelli
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V velox

Binomial name
Vulpes velox
(Say, 1823)

The Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) is a small fox found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
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V. vulpes

Binomial name
Vulpes vulpes
Linnaeus, 1758

Red Fox range


Synonyms
Vulpes fulva, Vulpes fulvus The Red Fox (
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V. zerda

Binomial name
Vulpes zerda
(Zimmermann, 1780)

Fennec fox range


Synonyms
Fennec zerda Zimmermann, 1780

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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Canidae
G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Genera
  • Alopex
  • Atelocynus
  • Canis
  • Cerdocyon
  • Chrysocyon
  • Cuon
  • Cynotherium
  • Dusicyon
  • Dasycyon

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Vulpini

"Fox" is a general term applied to any one of roughly 27 species of small to medium-sized canids in the tribe vulpini
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V. bengalensis

Binomial name
Vulpes bengalensis
(Shaw, 1800)

Range map


Range and Habitat

The Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis
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V. cana

Binomial name
Vulpes cana
(Blanford, 1877)

Range of Blanford's Fox



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V. chama

Binomial name
Vulpes chama
(A Smith, 1833)

The Cape Fox (Vulpes chama), also called Cama Fox or Silver-backed Fox is a small fox.
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V. corsac

Binomial name
Vulpes corsac
(Linnaeus, 1768)

The Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac) is a species of asiatic fox.
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V. ferrilata

Binomial name
Vulpes ferrilata
(Hodgson, 1842)

The Tibetan Fox (Vulpes ferrilata), also called the Tibetan Sand Fox or simply the Sand Fox
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V. macrotis

Binomial name
Vulpes macrotis
Merriam, 1888

The Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a relatively common North American fox. Its range extends into northern Mexico.
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V. pallida

Binomial name
Vulpes pallida
(Cretzschmar, 1827)

The Pale Fox (Vulpes pallida) is a species of fox which inhabits the Sahel from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east.
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V. rueppelli

Binomial name
Vulpes rueppelli
(Schinz, 1825)

Rüppell's Fox, Rueppell's Fox or Sand Fox (Vulpes rueppelli
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V velox

Binomial name
Vulpes velox
(Say, 1823)

The Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) is a small fox found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
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