Whats the difference between a red and a gray fox?
Besides color, they are different species. The red fox, vulpes fulva, is a bright russet color, with a white tag on its tail, white chest and black legs. It was originally native to Canada and the Northern states, but did not occur in the South. Foxhunters in Virginia imported red foxes from England in the eighteenth century. They gradually spread Southward and Westward. The red fox will run in a large loop, several miles in diameter and usually return to where it was started. For this reason, it is more fun to chase than the gray fox, Urocyon Cineroargenius. The gray fox lives in denser cover , thickets, briar patches and marshes. It runs in very small circles and does not like to take off across open country. The gray fox is an accomplished tree climber. Top . . .
