Physical Description Of The Red Foxes

The European red fox (vulpes vulpes), is a highly adaptable, opportunistic omnivorous mammal characterised by its big ears, bushy tail and reddish-brown coats. The red fox is an introduced pest specie in Australia, originating in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa. The red fox was brought to Australia for by British colonies for recreational hunting as early as 1855 and from then the fox rapidly spread across the southern area's of Australia, except for Tasmania, coinciding with the distribution rabbits, as they are the key prey of the red fox. Within 20 years, the red fox had achieved pest status in Australia. This species rapid spread was reliant on the lack of natural predators in Australian, only having only the dingoes and Tasmanian devil to compete for food in certain areas like Tasmania, where the fox populations seem to be supressed. Their introduction has been the reason for the extinction and decline of many native Australian species, especially terrestrial mammals including the Long-nosed

The animal I was given for this assignment was the Channel Island Fox. They are considered to be near extinction animals with nearly about 2,500 fox left (last checked 2008). The Channel Island Fox is a type of fox that only lives on the Channel Islands, which is located around the coast of Southern California in about 19 to 61 miles away from the continental state. On a clear day in California, many visitors have the chance to see the islands over the shores. Within the eight islands, only six of the islands have the Channel Island Fox on their land. The six islands are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Catalina, San Nicolas and San Clemente. Each island has different features which has given each island fox a different trait compared to each one, but they are still considered as Island Fox.

Kit foxes have exceptionally large and closely set ears. Their ears help spread the body heat in the desert like environments. Kit foxes typically have a slender and small body with long legs and a very puffy tail. Their tails stick straight out behind them, and it tipped in black. Kit foxes coats change with the seasons going from a rusty tan to grey in the summer, to a silvery grey color with a white belly in the winter. The kit fox's

Introduction The island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) are a unique species of small carnivores that only live on the Channel Islands located off the coast of Southern California. The island fox is about 12 inches high, weights 2.5 to 6 pounds, and has a grizzled gray hair color along the top of the head and back. Along the abdomen, neck and legs it has a more cinnamon coloring, and white along the cheeks and throat to the chest (Friends of the Island Fox, 2012). According to Levy (2010)

The San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is a small, desert fox that persists primarily around the perimeter of the San Joaquin Valley in central California. It is an endangered subspecies of the more widely occurring kit fox. The fox eats primarily kangaroo rats where their ranges overlap, or a variety of other food sources (voles, ground squirrels, rats, mice, insects). The current population size for the San Joaquin kit fox is unknown, but estimates are 90%) habitat overlaps with areas designated by areas of potential solar

Swift foxes are usually found in prairies. The swift fox is a small fox around the size of a domestic housecat, and is found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. They feed on rabbits, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, mice, reptiles,

The Santa Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon litroralis catalinae) is a close relative to the mainland gray fox and they are endemic to Channel Islands. Using genetic testing and the morphological species concept, scientists have identified that U.l. catalinae are introduced from mainland to the island by Native Americans about 10,000 to 13,000 years ago (USFWS 2015). Originally, these foxes occupied several different islands such as Santa Cruz Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Island and San Clemente Islands. Most fox populations on these islands were listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act in March, 2004 due to its drastic decline in number of individuals (USFWS 2004). For the recovery plan analysis, I will only focus on U.l.catalinae because this subspecies remained listed as Threatened while all other subspecies on other islands were already delisted as of August 8, 2016 (USFWS 2016).

The Woodchuck is not a very large animal by any means, but in its family its among the largest ranging from ranging from 16-26 inches in length (Bio-expedition, 2015). The Woodchuck can weigh anywhere from as little as four pounds to as much as nine pounds (Bio-expedition, 2015). They are a stocky animal and have a very short tail. They have very powerful front appendages that they use to dig elaborate burrows. They also have a two layer coat the help them help protect them from the environment. On the outside the Woodchuck has brown coat the helps repel water and on the inside they have a very dense fur for warmth.

From there finding they found that the Foxzilla shelter at night time was a cave. Lots of precipitation all year and at the same time the weather would be hot and humid. At night time bats and owls would be come out of the cave. Sometimes there would be small animals near the Foxzilla. This explains why the Foxzilla as sharp teeths. There was a lot of berries and plants near the cave. An adaptation for the Foxzilla was to find a way to keep warm and it did that by sheltering himself in caves. When it’s hot and humid the Foxzilla needs a way to retain water and to not grow a lot of hair. The only time it was hot was when it

Arctic fox is the smallest member of canine family. There are 5 subspecies of arctic fox that inhabit tundra throughout the Arctic Circle. Arctic fox can be found in Iceland, Greenland, Northern Europe, Russia, Canada and Alaska. These animals are numerous everywhere, except in Scandinavia. They were overhunted in the past because of their beautiful pelt. Even though arctic foxes are protected by law today, their number still drops due to climate changes and because of the expansion of the range of red fox (it hunts the same prey like arctic fox).

These red wolves have become a major part in the ecosystems they

The main reason for the creation of the Elk Hills Habitat Conservation Area is because humans are disturbing and destructing their natural habitat for cultivation or urbanization. The change in the Central Valley from open grasslands to farms, orchards, houses and roads has had the greatest impact on San Joaquin kit foxes, causing death, illness, injury, difficulty in finding a mate and difficulty in finding food. (Wildlife, 2014).

Many threats to the red wolf include loss of habitat and ecosystem due to human activities such as deforestation and degradation of environment agriculture and shooting as well as climate change as red wolves generally prefer swampy wet lands.

The Grey Fox is distinct for any other species of fox due to the greyish white fur along its back. The fur on its chest, back of ears, underside of the tail, legs feet, and neck are a reddish brown. On each side of its muzzle, there is a black band. The Grey Fox also has strong, short legs that are used for climbing trees. Their feet also have hooked claws that aid them in tree climbing. An adult Grey Fox is 21-30 inches long, with a tail another 11-16 inches long, they also weigh 7-11

The red panda if found in the temperate mountain forests on the on the slopes of the Himalayas. The red panda depends on bamboo to feed and with rapid deforestation of these unique areas there is less for these animals to eat. Because of the deforestation the red panda is a endangered species. Their preys are snow leopard, Marten, and human. They breed between January and march and after a gestation period that last for about four months. The female gives birth to 1-5 cubs that are born blind and but they begin to open their eyes with thin a couple of weeks, the red pandas eyes don’t usually open until their one month young.