What kind of fox species are there?

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What kind of fox species are there?

Answer 1

Here are all the species of fox:

Arctic fox

Argentine grey fox

Azara's fox

Bat-eared fox

Blanford's fox

Cape fox

Colpeo fox

Corsac fox

Crab-eating fox

Darwin's fox

Fennec fox

Grey fox

Hoary fox

Indian fox

Kit fox

Pale fox

Red fox

Ruppell's fox

Sechuran fox

Swift fox

Tibetan fox

Most foxes belong to the genera Vulpes (e.g. red fox, kit fox, etc.) and Dusicyon (e.g. Azara's fox, hoary fox, etc.). However, some are placed in their own genera, Alopex (arctic fox), Otocyon (bat-eared fox), and grey fox (Urocyon).

In response to Mae's answer, the maned wolf is not a fox (or a wolf - its common name is inaccurate). Though sometimes called 'the fox on stilts', it is related to foxes only in that both are canids.

Answer 2

There are lisedt by some biologist 16 species of fox world wide.

http://www.lioncrusher.com/family.asp?fa...

However, the Canidae are undergoing a taxonomic review based on genetic findings.  I suspect in the near future the number of species will be reduced.

Edit:  The information given from wikipedia is wrong.  People have been warned about using wiki.  

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Answer 3

There are roughly 27 species of foxes.

To know different foxes -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox

http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Fox

Answer 4

There are 27 species of fox in this world..

I can name some of them:

Alopex -- Arctic fox, sometimes included with the "true" foxes in genus Vulpes.

Cerdocyon -- Crab-eating fox

Chrysocyon -- Maned wolf (in English), aguara guazú ("big fox" in Guarani) and zorro rojizo ("reddish fox", one of several names used by Spanish speakers).

Dusicyon -- Falkland Island fox

Lycalopex -- Hoary fox

Otocyon -- Bat-eared fox

Pseudalopex -- Four South American species, including the culpeo.

Urocyon -- Gray fox, island fox and Cozumel fox

Vulpes -- Including the ten or so species of true ("vulpine") foxes, including the red fox, V. vulpes, Tibetan fox, Vulpes ferrilata, and their closest kin.

Here are more:

There are the red fox, grey fox, kit fox, bat-eared fox :)

I hope it helps!! =]

--Mae Chan