Eastern red fox
Vulpes vulpes
- Habitat: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Wetlands (inland), Desert
- Range: Across Canada and the U.S.A east of the Rocky mountains
- Natural Diet: Small mammals, birds, fish, insects, plants, fruits, and berries.
- Status in the Wild: Common
Fun Facts
- They after the color of their fur. They have long bodies and shorter legs
- Red foxes have a highly advanced sense of hearing and are able to hear rodents underground that they hunt with oustanding skills
- They also have a highly developed sense of hearing or olfaction that they use to hunt their prey
- They are habitat generalists living and surviving in diverse habitats
- Red foxes are omnivorous feeding on a diverse type of food types such as small mammals, birds, fish, insects, plants, fruits, and berries.
- They are excellent tree climbers and are able to effortlessly climb trees
- They are solitary and nocturnal by nature pairing briefly for breeding
Conservation Threats
The major threats are:
- Habitat loss, fragmentation, and livestock farming and production.
- Illegal hunting and trapping also has a detrimental influence on wild numbers
