Red Fox By: L.S.

Fox Poem  Fox Fun Facts  

Kingdom: Animalia

Characteristics that place it here:

• Multicellular
• Heterotrophs

Phylum: Chordata

• Notochrod
• Bilateral System
• Segmented body
• Tail
• Complete digestive system

Class: Mammalia

Characteristics that place it here:

• Three middle ear bones
• Hair
• Mammary gland

Order: Carnivora

• Eats meat

Family: Canidae

Characteristics that place it here:

• Kill their own prey

Genius and Species: Vulpes & Vulpus 

Characteristics that place it here:

• It's a Kit Fox

References:

1. http://www.animaldiversity.com
2. Morrel, Stephen 1972, Life History of the San Joaquin, kit fox
3. Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. Walker's Mammalsof the World.

Poem

Little Fox, with a busy tail,

can he carry in my mail?

Little fox, curious and clever

can he stop chasing squirrels forever? 

Fun facts:    

• Red foxes were introduced into Australia in the nineteenth century.
• The red fox is an omnivore.

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