red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Artist
Creator:Buvée l'Amériquain
Creator:C.F. Fritzsch
Description
Vulpes vulgaris - skelet
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Buffon VII p. 39 pl. VI
Old Latin name Vulpes vulgaris
New Latin name Vulpes vulpes
Common name Nederlands: Rode vos
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vulpes_vulgaris_-_skelet_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ22200277.tif
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes), largest of the true foxes, has the greatest geographic range of all members of the Carnivora family, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, North America and Eurasia. Vulpes vulpes females are called vixens, and young cubs, pups, or kits. The scientific term vulpes derives from the Latin word for fox.