An illustration of a cross fox from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon and John Bachman, originally published in three volumes (1845–1848)
Date 1845–1848
Source The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon and John Bachman
Author John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Americancrossfox.jpg

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.