Distribution[edit]
Cross foxes are relatively common in the northern areas of North America, and comprise up to 30% of Canada's red fox population.[1] Cross foxes were once abundant in Idaho and Utah before being largely killed off.[3]
Cross foxes are occasionally reported in Scandinavia, having been described by Conrad Gessner and Olaus Magnus.[4] A study based on nearly 3,000 skins of the red fox in Finland, revealed that 99% were of the reddish form, with cross foxes comprising only 0.3% of the remaining 1%