Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusVulpes (Typical Foxes)
- SpeciesVulpes vulpes (Red Fox)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Coyote
Canis latrans
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
American Marten
Martes americana
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Fox in Banff National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Red Fox sighting in Banff National Park, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Fox in Banff National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red Fox in Banff National Park in our monthly data.