Korean fox

Korean fox
Korean fox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species:
Subspecies:
V. v. peculiosa
Trinomial name
Vulpes vulpes peculiosa
Kishida, 1924
Synonyms[1]
  • Vulpes kiyomassai Kishida & Mori, 1929

The Korean fox (Vulpes vulpes peculiosa), also known as the Korean red fox, is a subspecies of red fox that lives on Korean Peninsula, Russia, and Northeast China. It has a body length of 66–68 cm (26–27 in), a tail length of 42–44 cm (17–17 in) and a weight of 4.1–5.9 kg (9.0–13.0 lb).[citation needed]

  1. ^ Vulpes vulpes peculiosa – Wikispecies. Species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-29.