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Typical Foxes
Vulpes
Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae. The members of this genus are colloquially referred to as true foxes, meaning they form a proper clade. The word "fox" occurs on the common names of species. True foxes are distinguished from members of the genus Canis, such as dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals, by their smaller size (5–11 kg) and flatter skulls. They have black, triangular markings between their eyes and noses, and the tips of their tails...
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Red Fox
speciesVulpes vulpes
Arctic Fox
speciesVulpes lagopus
Kit Fox
speciesVulpes macrotis
Fennec Fox
speciesVulpes zerda
Swift Fox
speciesVulpes velox
Corsac Fox
speciesVulpes corsac
Indian Fox
speciesVulpes bengalensis
Cape Fox
speciesVulpes chama
Tibetan Fox
speciesVulpes ferrilata
Rüppell's Fox
speciesVulpes rueppellii
Pale Fox
speciesVulpes pallida
Blanford's Fox
speciesVulpes cana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42054.