Red fox sounds1/22/2024 ![]() ![]() Silver foxes make up a smaller percentage of the population and are striking with black fur and silver-tipped guard hairs. Most Kodiak red foxes are either cross foxes with a black/brown cross on the back and shoulders, or they are red in coloration. Members of this subspecies are very large in size with a huge tail, coarse, thick fur on the lower back and tail, and a thick ruff around the neck and shoulders, especially in the winter. Red foxes are native to Kodiak Island, and the Kodiak red fox is a separate, distinct subspecies ( Vulpes vulpes harrimani). Color variations are more common in colder regions. The three most common are red, silver/black, and cross. To make the situation even murkier, red foxes have several different color morphs. Only the white-tip on the tail distinguishes the red fox from other fox species. There are currently 45 recognized subspecies of Vulpes vulpes, and while the classic image of a red fox may be a medium-sized canine with orange-red fur on its head, back, and sides white fur on its chest and neck black legs and feet pointed black ears and a long, bushy tail tipped in white, the reality is that the 45 subspecies differ greatly in size and color. ![]() The European red fox is the same species as the American red fox. Red foxes occupy the largest geographic range of any member of the Carnivora, across the entire Northern hemisphere, Central America, and Asia. The red fox ( Vulpes vulpes) is a member of the Order Carnivora and the dog family Canidae. Photos by Mike Munsey and Robin Barefield Home Page Kodiak Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes harrimani)
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