Where does the red fox live?
Vulpes vulpes has 2,011,142 records in 89 countries and territories, from 1574 to 2026. Most records come from Switzerland.
- 2,011,142 records
- 89 places
- 195 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraCanidaeVulpes
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 522,049 | |
| Spain | 485,225 | |
| France | 252,558 | |
| Australia | 168,900 | |
| United Kingdom | 159,356 | |
| Netherlands | 96,005 | |
| Germany | 41,873 | |
| Denmark | 41,786 | |
| United States | 41,032 | |
| Sweden | 34,351 | |
| Norway | 33,667 | |
| Israel | 32,284 | |
| Canada | 13,279 | |
| Belgium | 12,385 | |
| Luxembourg | 12,035 | |
| Finland | 7,369 | |
| Italy | 6,986 | |
| Russia | 6,139 | |
| Ireland | 6,094 | |
| Poland | 5,869 | |
| Portugal | 5,459 | |
| Estonia | 4,372 | |
| Ukraine | 2,942 | |
| Austria | 2,936 | |
| Japan | 2,605 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2,500 | |
| Greece | 1,289 | |
| Romania | 973 | |
| Andorra | 970 | |
| Czechia | 607 | |
| Türkiye | 511 | |
| Lithuania | 475 | |
| Palestine | 420 | |
| Algeria | 377 | |
| Egypt | 377 | |
| Iran | 374 | |
| Hungary | 355 | |
| India | 348 | |
| Slovenia | 345 | |
| Morocco | 270 |
Showing the top 40 of 89 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Canidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.