Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
MAMMALIA
Family
CANIDAE
Genus
Vulpes
Species
vulpes
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Red Fox
Alternate name
Fox
Is historical
False
QLD
Introduced
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
True
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Widespread in all habitats. Common in disturbed urban habitats
Known location
Coombabah, Tugun, Bonogin, Guanaba, Bahrs Scrub, Pimpama, Elanora, Yawalpah, Coomera, Mudgeeraba, Ca
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations