Vulpes vulpes

Translingual

Vulpes vulpes

Etymology

Latin vulpes (“fox”)

Proper noun

Vulpes vulpes f

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 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 at Bucknell.

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