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Twelve species belong to the group of the Vulpes genus of "true foxes". Approximately another 25 current or extinct species are always or sometimes called foxes; these foxes are either part of the group of South American foxes. For a complete list of species, click on this link.

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Around 40, some of them are:

  • Red Fox
  • Fennec Fox
  • Culpeo Fox
  • Kit Fox
  • Corsac Fox
  • Tibetan Fox
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About 37 species are referred to as foxes, however only 12 of these belong to the Vulpes genus, and are considered "true" foxes.

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