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fox

fox (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)

class, taxon, species

Classification: "Vulpes, Cuon alpinus, Carnivora, Mammalia, chordate"
Class: taxon, species, mammal
Parent Class: ▶
animal, mammal, eukaryote, chordate, canine, …
Carnivora, Vulpes, Caninae
Types: Red Fox, Urocyon, silver fox, vixen
Subsidiaries: FSN Detroit
Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox
Experts: Sol Tax
Collective Noun: "troop", "skulk", "leash", "lead"
Family: Canidae, canine
Genus: Vulpes
Kingdom: animal
Order: Carnivora
Phylum: chordate
Representing Symbol of: George Fox University, Fox Lane High School, Yorkville High School, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Prey: bird, Rat
Related Object: ▶
Devoss, Balgair, Balgaire, Crevan, Reynard, …
Sinopa, Todd, Tokala, Refr, Fox
Wordnet Synset ID: "102118333"
Freebase ID: "/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000000180d7"
Related Websites: ▶
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/pubs/european-red-fox.pdf, http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/wildaboutnature/azsearch/fox, http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/nature/mediaexplorer/?theme_group=species&theme=mammals&set=fox, http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/fox/pubs/fox.pdf, http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/thefoxden/sounds.html, …
http://www.vulpes.org/foxden/sounds/index.htm, http://www.thefoxwebsite.org
OpenCyc ID: "Mx4rvVi-h5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"
DBPedia URI: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Fox
Universal Attributes: warm blooded, mammalian, mortal
Aliases: "fox"
Rare Terms: "vixen"
Adjective: "vulpine"
Freebase Primary MID: "/m/0306r"
Distinct From: dog, gray wolf, puppy

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The fox website | Ecology | Basic facts

Information on basic facts about foxes ... The silver fox and cross fox are colour varieties of the red fox, whilst the Samson fox lacks guard hairs as a result of a genetic ...

http://www.thefoxwebsite.org/ecology/ecologyfacts.html

Fox Facts

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Fox (Red) :: Animal Facts :: Young People's Trust for the Environment

UK charity encouraging young people's understanding of the environment. Competitions, fact sheets and projects for teachers and kids.

http://www.ypte.org.uk/animal/fox-red-/122

Fox Facts - Facts About The Fox - Facts About All Aspects Of Fox Life

Facts about the fox. Lots of facts on foxes and their life. Fox Facts Home

http://www.wildlife-web.org.uk/fox/facts/

BBC Nature - Red fox videos, news and facts

Red foxes have overtaken grey wolves as the most widespread canines in the wild.