All 22 Species of Foxes (Organised by Continent)

There are arguably few animals more majestic than the fox! The subject of fascination and folklore the world over, foxes are often depicted as wise, crafty animals who outfox their adversaries using cunning and charm. Not only is the fox one of the most visually varied animals on the planet, their combined distribution is vast, stretching to the corners of 6 of the world’s 7 continents.

00:00 Overview
00:27 Red fox
02:21 Arctic fox
04:05 Grey fox
05:10 Island fox
05:50 Swift fox
07:02 Kit fox
08:00 Andean fox
08:54 Sechuran & Darwin's foxes
09:16 South American grey fox
10:04 Pampas fox
10:39 Hoary fox
11:01 Crab-eating fox
11:50 Bat-eared fox
12:59 Cape fox
14:05 Fennec fox
15:19 Pale fox
15:33 Rüppell's fox
16:12 Corsac fox
17:10 Tibetan fox
17:40 Blanfords
17:51 Bengal fox

More rabbit holes to dive into!

Creative Commons Attribution
Rüppell's Fox in Egypt - Jesper Särnesjö / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Bat-eared fox - Derek Keats / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Grey Fox Renee Grayson / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Indian Fox - Parth Kansara / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0
Hoary fox - Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes de Almeida / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2
Hoary fox kit x 2 - Steven Whitebread / Flickr CC BY 4.0
Pampas Fox - Rafael Nicolaidis / Flickr CC BY 2.0
Swift fox - Tony Ifland & USFWS / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Island fox - Pacific Southwest Region USFWS / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
Island fox skulls - California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
San Joaquin Kit Fox x 2 - Greg Schechter / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0

Editorial Attribution
Corsac foxes - Joanne Charnwood / Shutterstock

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Sources & Further Reading
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Encyclopedia Britannica
National Geographic
Animal Diversity
Wikipedia

Red fox
Arctic fox
Grey fox
Island fox
Swift fox
Kit fox
Andean Fox / Culpeo
Crab-eating fox
Bat-eared Fox
Cape Fox
Fennec fox
Corsac Fox

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[Textbooktravel]

Happy Holidays, everyone! Sorry for the delay on this one. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄🎉😊

[ANPC-pivu]

I remember seeing a video about a British man who rehabilitates wild red foxes, and has one that chose to stay as his companion despite having already been a full grown wild fox when he took it in. He said that in his experience adult foxes have very strong benevolent urges towards young, and will look after pups that aren't their own if given the chance. Granted, this was in an environment where they had food security and so could afford to spend their time doting on the orphaned young, but I wouldn't be shocked if cases like this do happen in the wild as long as they aren't stressed.

[whyareyoureadingmynickname]

I had a fun encounter with a fox when I was around 10 years old. I was at countryside visiting my uncle and aunt when I sneaked out at dusk and went to the end of the village, despite the fact that I was strictly forbidden to do so. Out there, I went into cornfield in hope that I will find some animals there. Then I heard loud shoosh next to me and I immediately ran out of the corn while the noise was moving in the same direction. When I ran out, I saw that it was a gorgeous red fox and two of us stared into each other for few seconds. My guess was that we spooked each other while in the cornfield since the fox looked a bit confused. After that, we went our separate ways.

Also, just to add, that village is located near the mountain that contains large populations of wolves and jackals, so maybe I was lucky that it was fox that I ran into.

[Mirrori]

"Arctic fox: preys on small mammals"
Shows picture of polar bear. XD

[christophfringer]

I am a fox expert specializing in red foxes. European studies have shown that red foxes are also mostly monogamous and stay with their mate for life. Red foxes are very social animals that live in family groups where the father also helps with the rearing of the young. Even with red foxes, the offspring from last year can take care of the offspring of the next year. however, around 25-40% (in some areas 20-60%) of red foxes are not averse to poleamy either. mostly in areas where they suffer greatly from fox hunting. But regardless of whether they are monogamous or polygamous, red foxes are never loners.
otherwise great video where I could learn a lot, thanks
btw i love all Foxes, but the Redfox is my absolute favorite 😊😍

[YoshiiElAttar]

I cannot express the joy I get from putting one of your videos on the TV and just relaxing after a long day

[eggoslayer]

Literally all of them are sweet adorable babies lol

[AlphaFennec]

14:05 Thanks so much for reaching out to me for recording me and my family for the fennec section of this video, it was a great honor being able to collab with you! Also sorry about Jimmy at 14:46 he has a bad habit of making a mess when he eats. XD

In all seriousness, great video on different types of Foxes! Many peeps didn't know that some of these species were actually foxes, so this clears up a lot of those misconceptions. So nice video and keep up the great work!

[cacogenicist]

They are pretty little candids.

That silver fox domestication effort is quite interesting. Sheds some light on the genetics of wolf domestication.

While they can be very tame, affectionate even, they are terrible house pets, unless you don't mind foxes pissing on your sofa and leg, and jumping up on your kitchen counters uncontrollably, and so forth. :)

[justkittensbeingkittens]

I saw a rescued fennec fox here in the USA and I’ve been absolutely in love since. I couldn’t pet her bc she was mean but she was so damn cute. She was taken in by this guy who rescues exotic animals because soooo many people get pets just bc they’re cute and have no idea how to care for them :(

[Spair]

1:09 The heaviest Red (without being fat) I've heard about was one named Valentine(male), weighing in at 22.1 lbs., who stayed at the SaveAFox grounds.

[Jonah-gige]

When I saw this video I audibly said "I needed this." I love cute animals and the environment!!

[ThunderVixen]

Awesome video! I hope to see more creatures such as snakes, fish and even caecilians.

[TheDraftedManoeuvres]

Bat-eared and Arctic Foxes are my favorites...🤩😍

[Sobbylobby]

tibetan fox looks like a 1st grader tried to draw a fox from memory

[pdruart]

Wonderful presentation, easy to follow, easy to listen to.... without melodrama... thank you very much

[erikm]

Ahh, a man after my own heart/mind! Lol! I love getting in depth with all of these groups of animals, and their subspecies and localities, such as you’ve done here and with most of your other videos. People think there are one “type” of wolf, for example, but are flabbergasted when I bring up Ethiopian wolves, Arabian, Indian, even the rare Barbary golden wolf.

That’s also cool you mentioned the Channel Islands gray foxes. I’m from San Diego, and my dad was in the Navy for twenty years, so we had (at one point) exclusive privileges to visit San Clemente island. I believe anyone can book a trip to the other islands, but Clemente is strictly a base. The military does their part with wildlife research as well. We went once, and all of the highlights were with the wildlife. All unusually friendly and unafraid, despite the military presence, including fish and marine species! It was crazy! During the foggy maritime mornings, we’d wake up and soon be feeding the VERY social gray foxes (We didn’t feed them junk food, believe me! Small pieces of raw chicken!). And additionally, we interacted with baby sea lions that were exceptionally friendly. Then there were the San Clemente loggerhead shrikes, which acted like sociable yet murderous parrots towards us! Parrots that impale their victims on thorns, of course. Lol. Even the little reptiles were seemingly friendly. Swimming in the ocean, we fed the orange garibaldi fish frozen peas. And the cetaceans…that’s another story. Sooo many species, including orcas, blue, humpback, and gray whales, hundreds of common dolphins, Risso dolphins, and even a few Cuvier beaked whales! The deepest divers on the planet, who normally never surface.. but around the Channel Islands they seem to!

[lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv]

5:32 So fascinating
7:58 So many foxes
11:49 The bat eared fox is such a unique looking fox
16:04 I heard this species were dying off by the thousands of some illness...
17:24 The Tibetan Fox looks so wise looking

[weebmelon]

Amazing video! I loved learning about these foxes. Have you considered covering gray wolf subspecies? I bet that would be fascinating

[dalesharpy]

Red Fox, Silver Fox, and Kit Fox are the only three I have witnessed. The Silver Fox came the closest begging for trout where we were camped for the week. We believed she had kits near by.