Common Fox
  • Persian name Rubah
  • English name Common Fox (red fox)
  • Scientific name Vulpes vulpes
  • Family Canidae (dog family)
  • Morphology It has a long and fluffy white-tip tail. Behind its ears are dark brown or black. On average, adults measure 50–70 cm in body length.
  • Ethology It is a primarily nocturnal animal, which typically only leaves its den at the onset of total darkness, returning before sunrise, Except for breeding season or in sickness when they go out in day time to provide food for kits. They are monogamous and stay together during breeding season and kits care, then each animal becomes relatively solitary and disperses.