Korean fox

Korean fox
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Tribe: Vulpini
Genus: Vulpes
Species: V. vulpes
Subspecies: V. v. peculiosa
Trinomial name
Vulpes vulpes peculiosa
Kishida, 1924
Synonyms
  • Vulpes kiyomassai Kishida & Mori, 1929[1]

The Korean fox (Vulpes vulpes peculiosa), also known as the Korean red fox, is a subspecies of red fox that lives in Korea, Urssi, Northeast China

Description

This fox has a body length of 66–68 cm, a tail length of 42–44 cm and a weight of 4.1–5.9 kg.

See also

References

  1. Vulpes vulpes peculiosa – Wikispecies. Species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.


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