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Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 180604

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Canis vulpes Linnaeus, 1758
	Common Name(s):	Red Fox [English]
		renard roux [French]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals
	Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
	Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
	Order	Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 – cachorro do mato, carnívoro, gato do mato, lontra, carnivores, carnivores
	Suborder	Caniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores
	Family	Canidae G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817 – coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, wolves
	Genus	Vulpes Frisch, 1775 – kit foxes, red foxes
	Species	Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) – Red Fox, renard roux
		Direct Children:
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes abietorum Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes alascensis Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes alpherakyi Satunin, 1906
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes anatolica Thomas, 1920
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes arabica Thomas, 1902
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes atlantica (Wagner, 1841)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes bangsi Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes barbara (Shaw, 1800)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes beringiana (Middendorff, 1875)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes cascadensis Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes caucasica Dinnik, 1914
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes crucigera (Bechstein, 1789)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes daurica Ognev, 1931
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes deletrix Bangs, 1898
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes dolichocrania Ognev, 1926
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes dorsalis (J. E. Gray, 1838)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes flavescens J. E. Gray, 1843
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes fulvus (Desmarest, 1820)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes griffithi Blyth, 1854
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes harrimani Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes hoole Swinhoe, 1870
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes ichnusae Miller, 1907
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes indutus Miller, 1907
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes jakutensis Ognev, 1923
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes japonica J. E. Gray, 1868
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes karagan (Erxleben, 1777)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes kenaiensis Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes kurdistanica Satunin, 1906
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes macroura Baird, 1852
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes montana (Pearson, 1836)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes necator Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes niloticus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes ochroxantha Ognev, 1926
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes palaestina Thomas, 1920
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes peculiosa Kishida, 1924
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes pusilla Blyth, 1854
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes regalis Merriam, 1900
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes rubricosa Bangs, 1898
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes schrencki Kishida, 1924
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes silacea Miller, 1907
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes splendidissima Kishida, 1924
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes stepensis Brauner, 1914
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes tobolica Ognev, 1926
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes tschiliensis Matschie, 1907
	Subspecies	Vulpes vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alfred L. Gardner
	Notes:	Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

	Expert:	W. Christopher Wozencraft
	Notes:	Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	CDP, database (version 1999)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Red Fox[English], renard roux [French]

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Larivière, Serge, and Maria Pasitschniak-Arts
	Publication Date:	1996
	Article/Chapter Title:	Vulpes vulpes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammalian Species, no. 537
	Page(s):	11
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	0076-3519
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
	Page(s):	xviii + 1207
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-56098-217-9
	Notes:	Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	2005
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
	Page(s):	2142
	Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
	Publication Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-8018-8221-4
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes, Red Fox [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
	Publication Date:	2000
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Common Names of Mammals of the World
	Page(s):	xiv + 204
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-56098-383-3
	Notes:	With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
	Reference for:	Vulpes vulpes

Geographic Information


	Geographic Division:	Africa
		Australia
		Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
		Southern Asia
		North America

	Jurisdiction/Origin:	Continental US, Native
		Canada, Native
		Alaska, Native

Comments


	Comment:

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