red fox vs Vulpes vulpes

red fox and Vulpes vulpes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red fox	Yes	No	No	No
Vulpes vulpes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, red fox and Vulpes vulpes are synonyms defined as:

red fox and Vulpes vulpes: the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species

red fox (noun)	Vulpes vulpes (noun)
the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species	the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox
weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers