Vulpes fulva


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Noun1.Vulpes fulva - New World foxVulpes fulva - New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox
fox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
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Neighbor recognition in two "solitary" carnivores: the raccoon (Procyon lotor) and red fox (Vulpes fulva).--Science 185: 794-796.
The scanning electron microscopic study of lingual papillae in the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva, Desmarest, 1820).
Vulpes fulva, the common predator, varying in actual color from red to black to rust to tawny brown, pale only in the headlights.