Red Fox

A red fox is an omnivore that eats fruits, plants, mice, vegetables, rabbits, rodents, fish, frogs, and worms. It gets killed by large birds, wolves, lynxes, and bears.

Picture of Ecosystem

Picture of Temperate Deciduous Forest

Where They Live

Human Interactions

Food Web Inside the Biome

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What Eats a Red Fox and what a Red Fox eats

Predators

• Coyotes
• Eagles Owls and other large birds
• Lynx
• Wolves

fruits
plants
mice
vegetables
rabbits
rodents
fish
frogs
worms
berries
squirrels
crickets
caterpillars
grasshoppers
beetles
crayfish

Ecosystem

Ecosystem Producers

• White Oak
• Northern Red Oak
• Post Oak
• American Beech
• wildflowers
• moss
• ferns

Ecosystem Consumers

• Black Bears
• White Tailed Deer
• Cardinals
• Raccons
• Porcupines
• Snowy Owls
• Board Winged Hawks

Ecosystem Decomposers

• Woodeaters
• Fungus
• Bacteria
• Mushrooms

Ecosystem Abiotic Factors

• The average temperature is -30 degrees C-30 degrees C. The sky is sunny, cloudy, and rainy depending on the seasons.
• The average precipitation for this region is 750-1,500 mm. of rain per year.

Red Fox Adaptations

Physical Adaptations

• It has good hearing.
• It is fast so it can run away from predators.
• It has good vision.
• It has a good sense of smell.

Behavioral Adaptations

• Foxes teeth are suited for their natural diet.
• It hunts at night and is diurnal.
• It has a flexible feeding strategy.
• Foxes teeth are suited for thier natural diet.
• It digs deep underground to hide, be warm, and keep their young safe.

Organisims in Decline

Special Concern

• A monarch Butterfly is in special concern.

Relationships

Mutualistic Relationships

• The bird eats the insects off the deer so the bird gets food and the deer is insect free.

Parasitic Relationships

• The skin dwelling mite kills the fox and gets food.

Commensal Relationships

• The squirrel gets shelter inside the tree.

Changes Throughout History

Ecosystem Changes Throughout History

• It is made.
• Humans pollute, deforest, and bring industrial usage problems.
• The forests are in good condition.

Animal Changes Throughout History

• It is made.
• Humans kill them for furs and because they were thought to be pests.
• There are a lot of red foxes and they are raised for their furs.

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