Vulpes vulpes

Red Fox at Pialligo, ACT

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Identification history

	Vulpes vulpes	2 Feb 2023	DonFletcher
	Unidentified	2 Feb 2023	Hejor1

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Whose scat is this?

2 comments

DonFletcher wrote:

2 Feb 2023

Hi Hejor, You might like to get hold of the book 'Tracks and Traces of Australian Animals' by Barbara Triggs. Bear in mind that she is describing fresh scats of median size and appearance for the species. You will soon see that certain identification is not always possible, as tests of experts have sometimes demonstrated.
I think there are six scats in your five photos. The last three scats are well decomposed and comprise mainly insect remains. They could be pellets regurgitated by birds but I am inclined to think they are fox scats also.

DonFletcher wrote:

2 Feb 2023

Also, scale matters a lot in distinguishing between dog and fox scats. There are no known dingoes or other wild-living dogs in that area feeding on mainly furred animals so I disregarded dogs. In future it would help a lot to have a ruler or item of known size in the picture for scale.

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