Vulpes

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Vulpes[1]
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Genus: Vulpes
Frisch, 1775
Type species
Canis vulpes
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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".

True foxes are distinguished from members of the Canis genus, such as wolves, coyotes, and jackals, by their smaller size and flatter skulls. They have black triangular markings between the eyes and nose, and the tip of the tail is often a different colour from the rest of the pelt.[2]

[edit] Species

Red Fox in Sussex.
Red Fox in Sussex.

[edit] Fossil species

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Macdonald, David (1984). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File, 31. ISBN 0-87196-871-1. 
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