Vulpes vulpes

Translingual

Vulpes vulpes

Etymology

Latin vulpes (“fox”)

Proper noun

Vulpes vulpes f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – common red fox, native to temperate to cold North America and Eurasia.

Hypernyms

• (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Vulpes - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): For subspecies see Vulpes vulpes in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• (color mutations): bastard fox, brant-fox, cross fox, silver fox, silver vixen, platinum fox, Samson fox, marble fox

Further reading

• Red fox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vulpes vulpes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vulpes vulpes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Vulpes vulpes in Mammal Species of the World^[2] at Bucknell.