Red Fox Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: Vulpes vulpes fulvus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Mammalia   >   Order Carnivora   >   Family Canidae   >   Genus Vulpes   

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Found statewide in a wide variety of habitats.

There are 1,017 records in the project database.

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Red Fox alarm calls in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/11/2020). - Mark Schilling.

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A Red Fox (yawning) in Baltimore City, Maryland (2/24/2015). Photo by Thomas Andres. (MBP list)

A Red Fox resting on a cold day in Baltimore City, Maryland (2/24/2015). Photo by Thomas Andres. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/7/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/7/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Red Fox found in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/8/2007). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Howard Co., Maryland (4/6/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A Red Fox kit in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2009). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/8/2015). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

Red Foxes in Howard Co., Maryland (5/9/2020). Photo by Bill Vanko. (MBP list)

A Red Fox hunting in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/8/2015). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

A Red Fox on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/19/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Harford Co., Maryland (8/24/2017). Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/6/2020). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/27/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/27/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Talbot Co., Maryland (12/4/2010). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/11/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/17/2020). (c) davidmfrey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by davidmfrey via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/23/2013). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Harford Co., Maryland (4/6/2016). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/30/2016). (c) wendyjalexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Wendy Alexander. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/30/2016). (c) wendyjalexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Wendy Alexander. (MBP list)

A curious Red Fox kit in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2005). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Red Fox kit in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/22/2014). Photo by Rob Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Red Fox kits in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/22/2014). Photo by Rob Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A Red Fox kit in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/22/2014). Photo by Rob Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Red Foxes in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/27/2017). Photo by David W. Wooddell. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/5/2013). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/4/2017). Photo by Emily Carter Mitchell. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/30/2023). (c) whatitsowlabout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by whatitsowlabout via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red Fox with Eastern Gray Squirrel prey in Howard Co., Maryland (4/3/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Red Fox kits at Fort McHenry, Baltimore City, Maryland (8/10/2014). Photo by Wendy J. Alexander, Ph.D. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Howard Co., Maryland (3/30/2024). (c) Daniel Edward Wheeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by daniel_wheeler via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red Fox pup in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Red Fox on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/11/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Red Fox among Canada Geese in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/9/2017). Photo by Rob Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) hollyjaro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hollyjaro via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/8/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/13/2010). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/4/2017). Photo by Emily Carter Mitchell. (MBP list)

A Red Fox in Frederick Co., Maryland (2/5/2012). Photo by . (MBP list)

A Red Fox skull in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/12/2019). Photo by Jerald Reb. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/16/2023). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red Fox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red Fox with prey, an Eastern Gray Squirrel, in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2019). Photo by Max Wilson. (MBP list)

A Red Fox photographed via camera trap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/19/2016). Photo by Max Wilson. (MBP list)


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