The true foxes: small canids with a pointed snout, upright triangular ears and a bushy tail, typically less social than wolves and jackals, most species hunting alone rather than in packs. Vulpes includes the red fox, the most widely distributed wild carnivore in the world.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Arctic fox (Wikidata)
Source Bengal fox (Wikipedia)
Source Blanford's fox (Wikipedia)
Source Cape fox (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Cascade red fox
Source Corsac fox (Wikipedia)
Source Kit fox (Wikipedia)
Source Pale fox (Wikipedia)
Source Rüppell's fox (Wikipedia)
Source Swift fox (Wikipedia)
Source Tibetan fox (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ185194, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life- Taxonomic Rank: Genus
- Scientific Name: Vulpes
- Member Species/Taxa Count: 12
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Vulpes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 12
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Vulpes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Vulpes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 12.5 ... "early_interval": "Serravallian"
Wikidata: Vulpes
Wikidata Q185194, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Arctic fox (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus), Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q185194 (Vulpes)View the Source Wikidata: Cascade red fox
Parent Taxon Of: Cascade red fox, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Tibetan fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tibetan fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Tibetan fox, Lead, genus
The Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata), also known as the Tibetan sand fox, is a species of true fox endemic to the high Tibetan Plateau and Bhutan, China, India and Nepal up to elevations of about 5,300 m (17,400 ft).
Bengal fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bengal fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bengal fox, Lead, genus
The Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis), also known as the Indian fox, is a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent
Blanford's fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Blanford's fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Blanford's fox, Lead, genus
Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) is a small fox native to West Asia, Central Asia and parts of South Asia.
Cape fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cape fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cape fox, Lead, genus
The Cape fox (Vulpes chama), also called the asse, cama fox or the silver-backed fox, is a small species of fox, native to southern Africa.
Corsac fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Corsac fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Corsac fox, Lead, genus
The Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac), also known as a corsac, is a medium-sized fox found in steppes, semi-deserts and deserts in Central Asia, ranging into Mongolia and northern China.
Kit fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Kit fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Kit fox, Lead, genus
The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a fox species that inhabits arid and semi-arid regions of the Southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico.
Swift fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Swift fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Swift fox, Lead, genus
The swift fox (Vulpes velox) is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western Great Plains grasslands of North America
Pale fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pale fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pale fox, Lead, genus
The pale fox (Vulpes pallida) is a species of fox found in the band of African Sahel from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east.
Rüppell's fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Rüppell's fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rüppell's fox, Lead, genus
Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii), also called Rüppell's sand fox, is a fox species living in desert and semi-desert regions of North Africa, the Middle East, and southwestern Asia.
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