Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Carnivora > Family: Canidae > Genus: Vulpes > Species: Vulpes vulpes > See subspecies
Scientific name Source
Vulpes vulpes ichnusae Miller, 1907 Fauna Europaea (2005)

Red fox - Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by 1 international agreement
Most preferred habitats
  • agricultural mosaics
  • cropland
  • heathland and shrub
  • woodland and forest
May also occur in
  • grassland
  • rivers and lakes
  • sparsely vegetated land
  • urban
  • wetlands

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details. http://www.cites.org/eng

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Dhelpra Albanian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Fuuss Luxemburgish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kettu Finnish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Lapsa Latvian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Lis Polish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Lisica Croatian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Lisica Slovenian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Líška hrdzavá Slovak Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Liška obecná Czech Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Raposa Portuguese Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rauðrefur Icelandic Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Räv Swedish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rebane Estonian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Red fox English Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Renard roux French Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rev Norwegian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rotfuchs German Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Ræv Danish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rødrev Norwegian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Tilki Turkish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Volpe comune Italian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Volpi Maltese Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Vörös róka Hungarian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Vos Dutch Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Vulpe Romanian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Zorro rojo Spanish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Synonym Author
Canis vulpes Linnaeus, 1758
Canis alopex Linnaneus, 1758
Canis vulpus Thunberg, 1798
Vulpes vulgaris Oken, 1816
Vulpes nigro-argenteus Nillson, 1820
Vulpes communis Burnett, 1830

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
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ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia Wikipedia

External data

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