 The scientific term "vulpes" derives from the Latin word for fox, and gives the adjectives "vulpine" and "vulpecular".The red fox is considered a more specialised form of "Vulpes" than the Afghan, corsac and Bengal foxes in the direction of size and adaptation to carnivory; the skull displays far fewer neotenous traits than in other species, and its facial area is more developed.It is, however, not as adapted for a purely carnivorous diet as the Tibetan fox.