This carnivore of the dog family is in the genus vulpes; "vulpine" means to resemble that animal
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Alopex (Arctic fox, sometimes included with the "true" foxes in genus Vulpes)... [DOC] [TLE] Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs - Carnivore Conservation [PAR] Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs Status Survey and Conservation 
Action .... Cover photo: Male Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana).