The silver fox in the wild is a nocturnal, solitary animal that rarely uses a den.

In the wild, it stalks its small-animal prey much like a cat using its keen sense of hearing.

In captivity, breeding is controlled to ensure that specific coloring is present in the offspring, specifically to remove any red or brown coloring.

In the wild, its main threats are large predators. Most fox fur is acquired through farming, and foxes have been raised and bred for specific pelt colorations. The more pure the silver coloration, the more valuable the pelt.

In North America, it lives mostly in the northwestern parts of the continent. It can also be found in the forest and forest-tundra areas of eastern Siberia and the Caucasus Mountains.