| adult red fox | eats moles, shrews, groundhogs, squirrels, mice, muskrats, cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hares, birds, crayfish, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, acorns, grasses, corn, berries, fruit, snakes, fish, frogs |  |
| has breeding season January to March | |
| has colour phases red, cross, silver | |
| has good hearing | |
| has good sense of smell | |
has picture  | |
| has range 3.6-8 square km | |
| has temperament shy, nervous | |
| has part furred foot pads | |
| has part long, black whiskers | |
| has part sharp, pointed face | |
| has part thick tail | |
| is good parent | |
| is most active at night | |
| is omnivorous | |
| is usually monogamous | |
| is a kind of red fox | |
| males sound high-pitched bark | |
| reaches sexual maturity by 10 months | |
| weighs 3.6-6.8 kg | |
| red fox | has distribution almost all of Canada except the far northern arctic | |
| has distribution most of Canada except the high arctic | |
| has habitat semi-open country such as agricultural areas, lakeshores, river valleys, clearings in the forest, alpine and arctic tundra | |
| has name in French renard roux | |
| has population density 1 fox per 4 square km | |
| has scientific name Vulpes vulpes | |
| lives in modified groundhog burrow | |
| dog | has Family name Family Canidae | |
| is carnivorous | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
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