Is a fox a cat or dog?

Fox is not a cat or dog, but globally they refer to the Dog family. Fox is one of the most popular wild predatory animals. On the physique and shape of the jaw, read more

Foxes are classified in the Order Carnivora, which includes cats and dogs, but they are further classified in the dog family, Canidae, subfamily Caninae. The rest is slightly confusing, because there are “true foxes” and “true dogs” which are classified into “tribes”, with Vulpini representing true foxes and Canini representing true dogs. read more

A fox is more closely related to dogs than cats. In everyday speech you might say that a fox is a member of the “dog family”, but that’s not quite right. Scientifically, there is no “dog family”. It’s more accurate to say that foxes and dogs both belong to the same biological family, called the Canidae. read more

A fox is neither a dog nor a cat. A "dog fox" is not a dog-fox hybrid, but a male fox. Foxes are canids, like dogs, but foxes are a separate species. read more