Common Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Summary 2

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is a mammal of the order Carnivora ranging throughout most of the southern half of North America from southern Canada to the northern part of South America (Venezuela and Colombia). This species and the closely related Channel Island fox (Urocyon littoralis) are the only living members of the genus Urocyon, which is considered to be among the most primitive of the living canids. Though it was once the most common fox...

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iNat Map

Habitat Forest
Status Absent?
Taxonomy:order Carnivors