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Red
Fox
By:
L.S.
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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
Family: Canidae
Characteristics that place it here:
Genius and Species: Vulpes & Vulpus
Characteristics that place it here:
References:
- http://www.animaldiversity.com
- Morrel, Stephen 1972, Life History of the San Joaquin, kit fox
- 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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