Thinkabara🦊 Red Fox Facts for Kids
🐾 Mammals Grades K–5
The red fox is a plant- and meat-eating mammal that lives in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Red foxes live in more places around the world than any other wild meat-eating mammal.
🦊 Red Fox fact file
- Scientific name
- Vulpes vulpes
- Animal group
- Mammal
- Where it lives
- North America, Europe, Asia and Africa
- Habitat
- Forests, fields, deserts and even cities
- Diet
- Omnivore (plants and meat) — Mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries
- Size
- About 3 to 3½ feet long, including a bushy tail
- Weight
- About 8–15 lb
- Life span
- About 2–5 years in the wild
- Status
- Least Concern
📏 A red fox weighs about the same as a house cat.
⭐ 5 fun facts about red foxes
- Red foxes live in more places around the world than any other wild meat-eating mammal.
- They can hear a mouse squeak from far away — even under snow.
- To catch a mouse, a fox leaps high and pounces nose-first into the snow.
- Foxes wrap their fluffy tail around themselves like a blanket when they sleep.
- Baby foxes are called kits.
Where do red foxes live?
Wild red foxes are found in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Forests, fields, deserts and even cities. If you want to see one in the United States, you might spot one in the wild — or visit a zoo or wildlife park.
What do red foxes eat?
Red foxes are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals. Their menu: mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries.
Is the red fox endangered?
Status: Least Concern. That means there are plenty in the wild right now — good news! You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Red Fox quiz
How does a red fox catch a mouse under the snow?
What kind of eater is the red fox?
What kind of animal is the red fox?
✏️ Write about the red fox
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a red fox one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the red fox in its habitat:
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Where do red foxes live?
Red foxes live in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Their habitat: Forests, fields, deserts and even cities.
What do red foxes eat?
Red foxes are omnivores (plants and meat). They eat: Mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries.
How big is a red fox?
About 3 to 3½ feet long, including a bushy tail. Weight: About 8–15 lb. A red fox weighs about the same as a house cat.
How long do red foxes live?
About 2–5 years in the wild.
Is the red fox endangered?
Its conservation status is: Least Concern. That means there are plenty in the wild right now — good news!
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