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Red fox, silver variety

Vulpes vulpes

Description:

Silver fox?

Habitat:

Forest

2 Species ID Suggestions

Red fox, silver variety
Vulpes vulpes
JordiMendoza
JordiMendoza 12 years ago
Coyote
Canis latrans Coyote - Canis latrans - Overview


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8 Comments

ashie007
ashie007 12 years ago

Thanks for the info :)

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

I'd agree with Jean-FrancoisLatour that this is a silver fox, which is a color phase of a red fox. The tip of the tail is white, which a coyote or wolf would be unlikely to have. The nose isn't heavy enough for a wolf and the body is too slender for a coyote. Silver fox are more prevalent in Northwest North America--I've seen them in Alaska and the Yukon Territory--but their fur was highly prized and many were captured and moved to other parts of Canada and the US, including Nova Scotia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_fox_... for more information.

Ben Reeder
Ben Reeder 12 years ago

I am thinking a red fox

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Nice spot!
Welcome to Project Noah ashie007!

JordiMendoza
JordiMendoza 12 years ago

The legs are too long for a fox

JordiMendoza
JordiMendoza 12 years ago

Perhaps a coyote, the tail is too furry.

Jean-FrancoisLatour
Jean-FrancoisLatour 12 years ago

It is actually a red fox, of the silver variety (Vulpes vulpes)

JeremyA.Vaughn
JeremyA.Vaughn 12 years ago

Looks like a Coyote. Maybe a wolf?

ashie007
Spotted by
ashie007

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Spotted on Jan 5, 2012
Submitted on Jan 23, 2012

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