Is Shanti a red fox??? The answer is yes, Shanti is a red fox. Red fox is a species of fox, and doesn't mean that the fox is red in color. Think of it like saying lab or Great Dane (just two examples), there are different colors if those breeds, but they are all still labs or Great Danes. Red fox is the same thing. In the wild red type foxes can occur in three colors, the most common being red, however silver and cross colors can occur in some parts of the world. In captivity red type foxes occu