Red fox

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the world’s most widely distributed carnivore!

David Mark

It is the largest fox in the world, and despite its name, it is not always red but can vary in color from brown to black to amber-red. Famed for their stealth, intelligence, and cunning nature, these foxes prefer the borders of forests adjacent to towns and countryside, and they often come out at night to forage but can also be seen during the day.

They do not have any major threats to their survival except humans, who often hunt them down, as these are considered pests that kill and eat poultry and other small mammals and game birds that people hunt. In many places, governments have offered rewards for killing foxes to keep their number in control.

Distribution

Country
Population est.
Status
Year
Comments
Afghanistan
2016
Albania
2016
Algeria
2016
Andorra
2016
Armenia
2016
Australia
2016
Introduced: Tasmania
Austria
2016
Azerbaijan
2016
Bangladesh
2016
Belgium
2016
Bhutan
2016
Bosnia And Herz.
2016
Bulgaria
2016
Canada
2016
Croatia
2016
Cyprus
2016
Czechia
2016
Denmark
2016
Egypt
2016
Estonia
2016
Faroe Islands
2016
Finland
2016
France
2016
Georgia
2016
Germany
2016
Gibraltar
2016
Greece
2016
Greenland
2016
Holy See
2016
Vatican City State
Hungary
2016
Iceland
2016
India
2016
Iran
2016
Iraq
2016
Ireland
2016
Israel
2016
Italy
2016
Japan
2016
Jordan
2016
Kazakhstan
2016
Korea
0
Official estimate
EX
2012
Habitat loss and poaching
Kuwait
2016
Kyrgyzstan
2016
Latvia
2016
Lebanon
2016
Libya
2016
Liechtenstein
2016
Lithuania
2016
Luxembourg
2016
Malta
2016
Monaco
2016
Mongolia
2016
Montenegro
2016
Morocco
2016
Myanmar
2016
Nepal
2016
Netherlands
2016
New Zealand
2016
Introduced
North Korea
2016
North Macedonia
2016
Norway
2016
Oman
2016
Pakistan
2016
Poland
2016
Portugal
2016
Qatar
2016
Romania
2016
Russia
2016
San Marino
2016
Saudi Arabia
2016
Serbia
2016
Slovakia
2016
Slovenia
2016
Spain
2016
Sudan
2016
Svalbard
2016
Sweden
2016
Switzerland
2016
Syria
2016
Tajikistan
2016
Tunisia
2016
Turkey
2016
Turkmenistan
2016
UAE
2016
United Kingdom
2016
United States
2016
Uzbekistan
2016
Yemen
2016

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Terrestrial / Aquatic

Altricial / Precocial

Polygamous / Monogamous

Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic

Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal

Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd

Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore

Migratory: Yes / No

Domesticated: Yes / No

Dangerous: Yes / No