I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I had to post it somewhere.
Lately in FeralHeart, some people around me have been asking me or some of my friends if the fox is really a canine or something else. Some people have told me that it is more realted to the cat instead of the dog. When I was in my fox RP, some warrior cats were around us and a random wolf came up and said "Why do you cats and foxes even fight? Don't you know that you are both related to each other?" Then the whole thing turned into a big argument on what family the fox belonged to.
If you are wondering the same thing, I do have an answer all based on research.
Fox
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: V. Vulpes
*Compared to other canines
Grey Wolf
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis lupus
Coyote
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis latrans
The fox is infact a member of the CANINE family. The only thing that makes it different from other canines is their genus and species. It has the body type of a canine, can bark, howl, yip, and act like other canines do. Nevertheless, it has a few different characteristics and behaviors. Some of thier behavior is very cat-like (pouncing, playing, and cat-like energy), which may be the reason why some people may question what their family is. Just because it acts different from other members in the canine family, does not mean it is not a canine.
Let me put it to you this way..... Foxes are different from dogs like rats are different from squirrels. We all know that rats and squirrels both belong to the rodent family, even though they both live different lifestyles and have very different behaviors. It's the same thing with lemurs and monkeys; they both belong to the primate family, but have differences in physical apperance and in their gene pools.
I hope this answers your question and clears things up if you were wondering.