#fox color morph

[what-fox-is-this]

What color morphs are these guys? Are they standard crosses (the closest I can find) with the black just being more prominent and a brighter orange, or a different kind? Apologies if you already have these kinds somewhere on your account I don't believe I've seen them xd

Yes, these are Standard Cross foxes! The brighter orange is very likely due to editing. Cross foxes can have bright orange markings, but that extremely bright color would likely never occur, unfortunately. Cross foxes with more silver fur present are also called Silver Crosses (Pictured below) but I don't believe either of the foxes you showed would qualify.

TLDR: they're Standard Cross foxes like the one below, but they were edited to look more vibrant.

Thanks for the question! Don’t be afraid to ask anything, I really don’t mind repeat questions :)

[velvetedantler]

radium foxes are an extinct color morph of the silver fox first noted in 1935 on a farm in Shawano, Wisconsin by Fred Eberlein. above are the only known taxidermy specimens (x) of the variation before becoming extinct in Wisconsin in the 1940′s. the radium foxes are described by a Wisconsin newspaper as being “all white, except for a blue-black undercoat”. interestingly enough the radium fox may not be extinct in European fur farms under the name “slate glow”. 

above is a “slate glow” fox (photo credit to uniquefoxes on Instagram, used with permission), the fur appears to be a white color with a dark blue-tinted undercoat that shows around the eyes and ears. although not identical to the taxidermied foxes from Shawano, Wisconsin, they share a striking resemblance. 

(fur close up by ChallengersVeir) 

[what-fox-is-this]

Found this cool photo online and was wondering what kind of color morph this is!

Ooh what a cutie! This appears to be a Smokey colored fox. They appear like red foxes with a more silver "Smokey" look! These are one of the few color morphs that can be found in nature and not just through selective breeding. They look pretty similar to cross foxes but they lack the distinct patterned markings of a cross fox.

I'll say I'm pretty rusty on this so take the additional info with a grain of salt but I can say almost 100% that's a Smokey Fox! 😅

I'm attaching my cheat sheet too:

Also sorry for the delayed response!

Disclaimer: I am not an expert!! I just like foxes and did some research into their color morphology.

[what-fox-is-this]

Do you know what colour Waverly from SaveAFox is? I've always been curious, she's so pale for a marble

Ooh yes good question! For everyone's reference here's beautiful Waverly:

Okay, this one I'm actually split on, so here's my reasoning:

At first, I thought she was some sort of Marble Platinum because her colors are so faint. And I could really only see the silver. I was thinking either Pearl (Glacier Blue) or Silver Platinum.

But I looked closer and noticed some orangey tones! And the placement suggests that she could be some type of cross fox. You can really see it in this picture:

So, because of this, my first guess is that she's a pearl cross Platinum with a couple layers of dilution.

My second guess is that she is a Platinum Fire and Ice fox. This would explain why her colors are so diluted.

(Sorry, I don't have any pics of Platinum Fire and Ice foxes, but they would, in theory, look like a more diluted, lighter version of Whitemark Fire and Ice).

I'm honestly split on this but I'm leaning more towards Fire and Ice Platinum...

It can be pretty hard to make a distinction for foxes this diluted, as she could even be a Marble Platinum of either Pearl Cross or Fire and Ice, which would explain her lightness.

But yeah, I'll leave it here! Thanks for the question! It's been a while since I looked at fox color morphology, so apologies for being (very) rusty!

NOTE: I'm not an expert by any means! I just like foxes and got really into their color morphology. Take everything I say with a huge grain of salt.

[what-fox-is-this]

Do you happen to have more photos of Moonglow color morphs? I have a tough time finding any that show off the coat without poor lighting and I love that morph as well.

Absolutely here's some pics!

Pics of dead fox pelts under the cut:

[what-fox-is-this]

Species: Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)

Color Morph: Champagne

AKA: Pink, Champagne Pink, Palomino

Identified by very pale golden fur with pink and peach highlights. Their noses are bright pink and their eyes are blue.

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[what-fox-is-this]

Reminder! My inbox is open so if you have a fox you want me to ID go ahead and send me an ask! :)

Species: Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)

Color Morph: Snow Glow

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Snow glow foxes have white or pale golden beige fur. They either have grey or brown feet, ears, and guard hairs on their tails.

[what-fox-is-this]

Species: Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)

Color Morph: Pearl Cross Platinum

AKA: Sun Mist

Pearls Cross Platinum foxes have the coloration of a Pearl Cross fox but the color is much more diluted with more white content to their fur. They will also have the standard Platinum white markings.

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