🦊 Fennec fox vs Red fox 🦊
The red fox is about one and a half times as long as the fennec fox. The red fox weighs about 4 times as much as the fennec fox.
| Row | 🦊 Fennec fox | 🦊 Red fox |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The red fox weighs about 4 times as much as the fennec fox. | 2 to 3.1 lb900 g to 1.4 kg1 | 9 to 11 lb4.1 to 5 kg2 |
| Lives The fennec fox usually lives about 3 times as long as the red fox. | 11 years11 years1 | 3 to 4 years3 to 4 years3 |
| Eats Both eat plants and animals. | insects, small animals, eggs, roots and fruit | mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | the Sahara and other deserts of North Africa | most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks |
Which one? Fennec fox or red fox
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the fennec fox or the red fox yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Fennec fox, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service (The Clever Red Fox), checked 30 October 2026.
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.