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Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
The red fox is a highly adaptable member of the canine family, weighing 8-15 pounds. Their fur is usually a rich reddish-brown with black legs and ears, and a bushy tail often tipped in white.
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Red foxes can be found in a variety of habitats but prefer “edge” environments, where open areas meet woodlands.
As suburban sprawl encroaches on fox habitat, this adaptable species has become a familiar site in urban settings.
Primarily crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk), they tend to lay low during the day, often in areas with good visibility of their surroundings. Primarily carnivores, they are cunning and quiet hunters with rabbits, rodents, and birds at the top of their preferred menu. They will eat insects, fruit, and discarded human food if necessary.
Foxes utilize a wide variety of den sites, including abandoned woodchuck and badger burrows, vacant buildings, large drains and under porches.
Female foxes, called vixens, birth four to six babies, generally referred to as kits, in March. Male foxes, widely called dogs, and vixens work together to rear their young.
Learn how to coexist with foxes from the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.