Korean fox
| Korean fox | |
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| Korean fox | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Vulpes |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | V. v. peculiosa |
| Trinomial name | |
| Vulpes vulpes peculiosa Kishida, 1924 | |
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The Korean fox (Vulpes vulpes peculiosa), also known as the Korean red fox, is a subspecies of red fox that lives on the Korean Peninsula, Russia, and Northeast China. It has a body length of 66–68 cm (26–27 in), a tail length of 42–44 cm (17–17 in) and a weight of 4.1–5.9 kg (9.0–13.0 lb).