Common name: Red Fox

Scientific name: Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Class:

Mammalia (Mammals)

Order:

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Family:

Canidae

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Palustrine:

Riparian

Terrestrial:

Forest - Hardwood, Forest - Conifer, Forest - Mixed, Woodland - Hardwood, Woodland - Conifer, Woodland - Mixed, Shrubland/chaparral, Grassland/herbaceous, Old field, Cropland/hedgerow, Suburban/orchard, Savanna

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S5

Secure in New York - Common in New York, widespread and abundant.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Game with open season

Defined as a Game species by New York State law, and there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105935/Vulpes_vulpes/