Foxes look like small slender dogs; they have long bodies with short legs with thick soft fur and long bushy tails. Depending on the species, foxes' furs vary in color from almost pure white to red. Foxes are the smallest members of the dog family, and usually weigh around 8 to 11 pounds. The fox is related to the wolf, jackal, and coyote; they are members of the coyote family. The swift fox is one of the smallest foxes in the world, and is only found in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta in Canada.

This fox is only about the size of a house cat, standing about 30 centimeters high and weighing about 2.7 kilograms. The swift fox gets its name because it can reach speeds of 40 km per hour. The swift fox is about two thirds the size of the red fox. Habitat The most common places where you would find foxes are in northern areas such as Canada. They like living in winter temperature zones, especially in meadows and coniferous forests. Foxes like to live in forests near rivers, and sometimes in mountains, hills and rolling meadows. Adult foxes have home ranges that vary in size depending on the quality of the habitat. In good areas, ranges may between 5 and 12 square kilometers; in poorer habitats, ranges are larger, between 20 and 50 square kilometers. During some parts of the year, adjacent ranges may overlap somewhat, but parts may be regularly defended. In other words, foxes are, at least partly, territorial. Ranges are occupied by an adult male and one or two adult females with their young. fringe.(source - www.edu.pe.ca)