Highlights•Several novel parvoviruses have been identified in carnivores by deep sequencing.•Newlaviruses (NLV) are a candidateprotoparvovirusspecies found in foxes in 2021.•Carcasses of red foxes were screened for NLV revealing a high (71%) prevalence.•Marked genetic diversity was found in the VP1/VP2 gene among NLV strains.•The evolutionary dynamics of NLV in fox and in other carnivores should be assessed.