Fox

Common Name: Fox / Red Fox / European Red Fox 

Family Name: Canidae 

Scientific Name: Vulpes Vulpes 

Status: Introduced, Not Protected

Average Size: 40cm, 6kg

Average Lifespan: 5 years

Litter: 3 to 5

Gestation: 51 to 53 days

Weaned: 5 to 8 weeks

Background: Originated in Eurasia. Introduced into Australia in 1845 and in southern Victoria in the 1870's for recreational hunting

Breeding: Seasonal monogamus mating system, can produce 1 litter per year.

Impacts: Severe declines and extinctions of native fauna, particularly among medium-sized (4.5 to 5kg) ground-dwelling and semi-arboreal mammals, ground-nesting birds and freshwater turtles