How Similar is a Shiba Inu to a Fox, Really?

Humans often say Shiba Inus looks like foxes. Naturally, they mostly say this when they are thinking of red Shiba Inus, not black and tans like me, Dad, or my current litter. This similarity is not that big, for instance, foxes do not have the beautifully curled tail of a Shiba Inu. Nevertheless, it seems like the similarity may be big enough to be dangerous.

Our friend Kesshi has a son who lives in another part of Sweden, where they had a fox infected with scabies whom they wanted to shoot and kill. Kesshi's son found his way out of his garden and went alone into the woods, where a trap with food had been prepared for the fox. When this innocent and perfectly healthy Shiba Inu spotted the food, he went there to eat, but only to be shot at. He was hit.

I cannot understand how a healthy Shiba Inu can be mistaken for a fox infected by scabies. I hope the shooter appologizes and pays the veterinary bill, it is the least he can do.