American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulvus) in winter coat

Description: Red Fox
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://images.fws.gov/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.display&CFID=28358&CFTOKEN=96624635&id=EE42E254%2DD552%2D4BD9%2DB8920FEF8E551D6B
Date: January 8, 2002
Photographer: V. Bern
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vulpes_vulpes_standing_in_snow.jpg

The American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulvus), commonly known as the eastern American red fox is a North American subspecies of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Historically, red foxes were classified as two species: Vulpes vulpes in Eurasia and Vulpes fulva in the Americas. Since 1959 they have been considered to be a singular species of Vulpes vulpes, with Vulpes fulva one of the ten subspecies. The American red fox differs from European forms by the greater breadth of its feet, its longer fur, noticeably shorter nose and ears, and its finer brush. According to hunters' accounts, they have less vigor and endurance in the chase compared to the European variant. Order: Carnivora, Family: Canidae.