Ezo red fox noun1 •A red fox of subspecies Vulpes vulpes schrencki, endemic to the Japanese and Russian islands in the Sea of Okhotsk.A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu. — 1980 formsEzo red foxes