TopHow big are foxes?
They are surprisingly small; the average weight of a dog fox in mainland Britain is 6.8 kg (15 lbs), for a vixen 5.7 kg (12.5 lbs). Whilst heavier foxes (up to 10 kg or 22 lbs) occur occasionally, they are not much taller or longer than average, and the extra weight is largely due to accumulated fat. To put this into perspective, foxes are a little heavier than the average pet cat, but less than half the weight, and about three-quarters the height, of a whippet. So foxes are small animals, although their long fur coat makes them look bigger than they really are. A common statement is that “I have just seen a fox as big as an Alsatian”. German shepherd dogs (Alsatians) are twice as tall as a fox and weigh roughly six times as much. No one has ever seen a fox anywhere near the size of an Alsatian.
