### animal | vertebrate | mammal | fox:

Fly fox
* Some fly foxes eat seeds
* disperse seeds.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | fox:

Gray fox
* Most gray foxes have tails
  - live in dens
  - prefer woodlands
* Most gray foxes resemble dogs
  - small dogs
  - share similar habitats
* Some gray foxes have pads
  - sides
  - toe pads
* appear to be especially vulnerable to canine distemper.
* are excellent climbers, able to hook their paws over low branches and pull themselves up
  - foxs
  - less cunning than red foxes and are regarded as easier to trap
  - mammals
  - omnivorous, eating small mammals, insects, fruits, birds, eggs, and carrion
* are primarily nocturnal and hunt small mammals
  - nocturnal, but like red foxes are seen during daylight hours on occasion
  - secretive and shy, but can fight fiercely when necessary
* can sometimes be nuisances.
* have advantage
* like to climb trees and are good at doing so.
* make a permanent den in hollow trees, hole in sandy ground, or in a cavern in rocks
  - dens in hollow logs, hollow trees, under rock piles, or occasionally in the ground
* mate for life.
* prefer bluffs, hills, woodlands and field edges for den sites
* prowl the woods for small rodents at night.
* share habitats
* tend to be active from the late evening hours until dawn.
* use dens all year long
  - woodpiles, rocky outcrops, hollow trees, brushpiles, or rockpiles for dens
* vixens usually give birth to three or four pups at a time.

Grey fox
* Some grey foxes use claws
  - long claws
* eat small mammals and wild birds, as well as insects, fruit and vegetation.
* resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | fox:

Kit fox
* Most kit foxes have ears
  - feet
  - prefer prairie
* Some kit foxes eat carnivores
  - prey on scorpions
  - provide food
* are active year-round and are primarily nocturnal
  - found in numerous protected areas throughout their range
  - prey to coyotes, bobcats and eagles
  - residents of arid habitats
* favor arid climates, such as desert scrub , chaparral , and grasslands.
* hunt for food.
* live alone in their underground dens for half the year.
* make several different vocalizations.
* use dens built by other animals or structures such as large drainage pipes
  - throughout the year
  - it, too, as do other birds
  - their underground dens throughout the year, perhaps partly to avoid coyotes

Wild fox
* are important reservoir hosts in Europe and to a certain extent in North America as well.
* can go for long periods without water, but captive foxes drink regularly.

Young fox
* leave their home territory in early fall.
* tend to have a paler but thicker dorsal fur coat compared to adults.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal:

Genet
* Most genets have claws
  - glands
* Some genets feed on mammals.
* Some genets have calls
  - diets
* are highly agile, have quick reflexes and exceptional climbing skills
  - nocturnal animals
  - obsessed with smells
  - the genetic individuals
* can make a variety of vocalizations, such as mewing, purring, hissing, and spitting.
* eat reptiles, insects, birds, and small mammals in the wild.
* feed on a variety of small birds, rodents, and insects.
  - particular preference
  - retractable claws
  - semi-retractable claws and resemble an elongated cat in appearance
  - slender, long cat-like bodies and have a banded tail
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - cytoplasm
  - ears
  - faces
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - pedal extremities
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* sometimes take game birds and poultry.
* travel alone or in pairs.