Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusVulpes (Typical Foxes)
- SpeciesVulpes vulpes (Red Fox)
Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
American Marten
Martes americana
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
📅 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 Isle Royale National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Red Fox sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Fox in Isle Royale National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red Fox in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.