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|reallife=The Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) is a subspecies of [[Red Fox]] native to the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the Russian island of Sakhalin and the disputed island territories of Kunashiri and Etorofu located between Japan and Russia. It also inhabits the Japanese prefectures of Chiba and Saitama as a harmful alien species. | |reallife=The Ezo Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) is a subspecies of [[Red Fox]] native to the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the Russian island of Sakhalin and the disputed island territories of Kunashiri and Etorofu located between Japan and Russia. It also inhabits the Japanese prefectures of Chiba and Saitama as a harmful alien species. | ||
During the winter, Ezo Red Foxes living in Hokkaido eat Red-backed Voles and fish as their main pray. Other pray animals include livestock, Chickens, [[Mountain Hare|Mountain Hares]], Long-clawed Shrews, and a | During the winter, Ezo Red Foxes living in Hokkaido eat Red-backed Voles and fish as their main pray. Other pray animals include livestock, Chickens, [[Mountain Hare|Mountain Hares]], Long-clawed Shrews, and a variety of bird species. As the Ezo Red Fox is omnivorous, these foxes also consume plant matter. Potatoes, beets, berries, and dead grass compose majority of the plant matter consumed by an Ezo Red Fox, the latter of which making up 61% of most consumed plant matter. | ||
As an invasive species, the Ezo Red Fox has the potential to damage the natural environment of Chiba and Saitama prefectures. The presence of this fox puts the native Japanese Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica) in direct competition with the Ezo Red Fox for food and territorial resources. Ezo Red Foxes are carriers of the cyclophyllid tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis which could be spread to the native animals of the region. There is also a risk of the Ezo Red Fox and the Japanese Red Fox undergoing hybridization if the populations interbreed. | As an invasive species, the Ezo Red Fox has the potential to damage the natural environment of Chiba and Saitama prefectures. The presence of this fox puts the native Japanese Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica) in direct competition with the Ezo Red Fox for food and territorial resources. Ezo Red Foxes are carriers of the cyclophyllid tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis which could be spread to the native animals of the region. There is also a risk of the Ezo Red Fox and the Japanese Red Fox undergoing hybridization if the populations interbreed. | ||