2006-08-22 00:42:53 · 23 answers · asked by Sian L 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Actually it is of the Feline Familia, like the tomato being mistaken for a veggie, foxes are often thought of as dogs, but their closer related to cats. Raccoons are are this way as well.
2006-08-22 00:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Benjamin G 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Foxes are from the same sort of family of dogs, like coyotes and wolves. But foxes are not canines, and should not be domesticated.
2006-08-22 02:00:55 · answer #2 · answered by Mike M. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/f/fox.asp
2006-08-22 03:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canidae is the family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. It includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals. These animals are all digitigrades, meaning they walk on their toes.
2006-08-22 00:56:55 · answer #4 · answered by vikki w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,
"Canidae is the family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. It includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals. These animals are all digitigrades, meaning they walk on their toes."
2006-08-22 00:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's a canid; any of various widely distributed carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, which includes the foxes, wolves, dogs, jackals, and coyotes.
2006-08-22 01:11:47 · answer #6 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Hers a link to Wikipedia which explains the relationship.
The red fox is Vulpes vulpes, a menber of the canidae family so not related closely enough to dogs or wolves to be able to crossbreed.
2006-08-22 00:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by sarah c 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fox (animal), smallest member of the dog family, which also includes wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs.
Dog Family, group of intelligent, carnivorous mammals that includes domestic dogs and their relatives, coyotes, wolves, foxes, jackals, dholes, raccoon dogs, and bush dogs. The dog family is known scientifically as Canidae, and its members are commonly called canids.
So, basically, yes.
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2006-08-22 00:56:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes fox is one of the most cat like of the dog family as the cheetah is the most dog like of felines
2006-08-22 00:55:02 · answer #9 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure. But a chupacabra may be a fox with a bad case of the mange. So that some foxes may be chupacabras, but not all chupacabras may be foxes. Is this helpful?
2006-08-22 03:23:35 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a canine but more an omnivore as i think it eats berries as well.
2006-08-22 00:55:19 · answer #11 · answered by MissBehave 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋