Range expansion of red foxes in northwestern Texas and northeastern New Mexico

摘要

We recently collected Specimens of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northwestern Texas and northeastern New Mexico that extend the known range of this species in both states. In Texas, the new record likely represents a western range expansion of introduced red foxes that had spread across the state during the past 100 years. In New Mexico, the new record likely represents a westward expansion from Texas, or possibly an eastward or northward expansion from previously documented populations in the state.