Yuril Fox
The Yuril Fox is the most familiar of the foxes in Domnonia. In places where there are no longer any other native wild canids, they are simply referred to as the "Fox". As its name suggests, its fur is predominantly reddish-brown.
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Appearance
The Yuril Fox is most commonly a rusty red, with white underbelly, black ear tips and legs, and a bushy tail with a distinctive white tip. The "red" tone can vary from crimson to golden, with bands of red, brown, black and white on each individual hair when seen close up.
In the wild, two other color phases are also seen. The first is silver or black, comprising 10% of the wild population and most of the farmed. Approximately 30% of wild individuals have additional black patterning, which usually manifests as a stripe across the shoulders and down the center of the back. "Domesticated" Yuril Fox may be almost any color, including spotted, or "marbled", varieties.
The Yuril Fox may reach an adult weight of 2.7-6.8 kg, but this varies from region to region; IDU mainland individuals being larger, on average, than those in the Eastern Keeslands.
During the autumn and winter, the Yuril Fox will grow more fur. This so-called 'winter fur' keeps the animal warm in the colder environment. The fox sheds this fur at the onset of spring, reverting back to the short fur for the duration of the summer.
Occurrence
The Yuril Fox is found in a variety of biomes, from prairies and scrubland to forest settings. It is most suited to lower latitudes but does venture considerably far north, competing directly with the carnivores on the tundra. The Yuril Fox has also become a familiar sight in suburban and even urban environments both in East Hiel and in the mainland IDU.
