Title. for some reason red_fox implies canine, which just isn't true. Foxes are vulpines.

canine (caninae) includes foxes (canis vulpes), wolves (canis lupis), domestic dogs (canis familiaris), and many more

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caninae

donovan_dmc said:
canine includes foxes (vulpes), wolves (lupis), and domestic dogs (familiaris)

Okay my confusion then, also what the hell is the "true Fox" tag? Why did they change vulpine to true Fox? Seems pointless

a_big_fat_fox said:
Okay my confusion then, also what the hell is the "true Fox" tag? Why did they change vulpine to true Fox? Seems pointless

We prefer common names over scientific names when possible, "true fox" is the common name for vulpes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulpes

Vulpes is a genus of the sub-family Caninae. The members of this genus are colloquially referred to as true foxes (...)

donovan_dmc said:
We prefer common names over scientific names when possible, "true fox" is the common name for vulpes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulpes

my science oriented autism brain is going to explode

a_big_fat_fox said:
my science oriented autism brain is going to explode

my non-science autism brain and your science autism brain should fight

strikerman said:
my non-science autism brain and your science autism brain should fight

i'd lose