NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
RED FOX Vulpes vulpes
ARTIC FOX Alopex lagopus
SWIFT FOX Vulpes velox
GRAY FOX Urocyon cinereoargenteus
KIT FOX Vulpes macrotis
SIZE
HABITAT
·RED FOXES are found in North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. They inhabit every state in the United States except Hawaii. These creatures are very adaptable. While most live in the woods and in open land many have been known to live by the sea and in towns. The Red fox calls a den its home. These are usually near water and in soft soiled slopes which supply easy digging and good drainage. The Red fox, keeping with its adaptable nature, may also make its home under a tangled tree root, in a drainpipe, under a hedge or in a cornfield.
·ARCTIC FOXES live throughout some of the coldest places in the Earth such as the Arctic region and on ice fields called tundra. Since this fox lives in the Northern Hemisphere it is able to exist in temperatures as low as -70.
·SWIFT FOXES once were very prevailing on the mid-western plains as well as deserts from Canada to Mexico. They are being driven from their homes because the land is being used for farming.
·GRAY FOXES are found in North and South America. They are as far north as the Canadian border and as far south as Columbia and Venezuela. However, they are no found in the Northern Rockies, part of the Great Basin and the state of Washington. The Gray fox has a lot of different habitats such as a hollow log, a hollow tree limb or a ready-made home. It may also be found in cities and farms.
KIT FOXES are found in the desert and semi-desert regions of the United States and Mexico.
DESCRIPTION
RED FOXES' coats are usually a reddish brown but can vary from gray to red. It has a white undercoat. It's tag is also white. The tips of the ears and legs of this fox are black.
ARCTIC FOXES' fur can be either blue or white. The color depends upon
the season. The Arctic fox is white in the winter and gray or brown in the
summer. This fox has a shorter muzzle, smaller ears, shorter legs and a
heavy coat of fur to keep its body warm.
SWIFT FOXES have a light colored coat which usually tan or buff. It has darker fur on it's back than on it's underside. This fox has a broader snout and smaller ears and a shorter tail than the kit fox.
GRAY FOXES are notably colored with black and white fur on it's head and back. The fur on their necks, sides and legs is a rusty color. This fox has a dark stripe which starts from it's neck and ends at it's tail.
KIT FOXES' coats have many colors. It is usually has a gray back. The legs, shoulders and chest are orange or buff while the chest is white. This fox has large ears.
DIET
RED FOXES eat mice, birds, rabbits, insects, worms, fruit and other small animals. This fox stores it's food.
ARCTIC FOXES eat birds, lemmings and the meats left behind by other animals.
SWIFT FOXES eat rodents, rabbits, mice insects and rats.
GRAY FOXES eat bird eggs, as many as 14 quail eggs at a time , shells and all.
KIT FOXES eat rabbits, mice, insects, birds, lizards, occasionally the juicy fruits of cactus
plants, and its main prey, the kangaroo rat.
INTERESTING FOXY FACTS
The tip of the tail is white. It's called a tag.
When the red fox trots it's footprints appear like a straight line. This is because it puts one foot almost directly in front of the other.
Foxes cannot see colors very well, but their excellent hearing allows them to hear ultra-sounds.
The Gray fox is the only fox in the fox family that can climb trees.
Some scientists believe the Kit fox and the Swift fox are the same species.
When the Kit fox barks it sounds like a chattering squirrel.
Foxes are nocturnal mammals.
Foxes can be very helpful to people because they eat rodents.
Foxes are omnivores.
BIBLIOGRAPHY 
"Fox," Microsoft Æ Encarta '95
Fox by Caroline Arnold, 1996
Foxes by Kay McDearmon, 1981
Internet Sites:
a. http://www.lightspeed.net/(CALM/kfox.htm
b. http://drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu/%7Efurrball/part2.html
c. http://drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu/furrball/feedings2.txt
On the Trail of the Fox by Claudia Schnieper, 1985
Red Fox by Charles G.D. Roberts, 1972
Red Fox by Karen Wallace, 1994
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