290. Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name: Red Fox

Myanmar name:

Distribution: Widely distributed in Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America. In Myanmar, the existence of this species was only based on a few records of a young fox in Bhamo in 1925 and fox tracks in Chimili Pass, Kachin State (Tun Yin 1993).

Remarks: This species is listed as a completely protected species of Myanmar; however, it could be regionally extinct in Myanmar since no recent record in their known distribution range.