Red Fox

lisica · Vulpes vulpes

mammalcommon

The adaptable, clever fox ranges everywhere from high pasture to town edges, most often glimpsed at dawn or dusk crossing a meadow.

Identification & best seen

Russet coat, white-tipped bushy tail, black 'socks'; mostly crepuscular.

Habitat & where to see

Forests, farmland, mountains and urban fringes nationwide.

Fun fact

It hunts mice by leaping and pinning them — and seems to aim using the Earth's magnetic field.