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Red Fox

Traits: Doglike mammal with long tail; sharp teeth; red to black fur; long legs

Habitat: Early successional stages of boreal forest, tundra, or wetlands where prey is abundant

Foods: Voles, lemmings, some muskrats, squirrels, hares, birds, eggs, insects, berries, carrion (dead animals)

Eaten by: Wolves, coyotes, lynx, wolverine; rarely by bears, golden eagles

Do You Know? Foxes store excess food when hunting is good.


Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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