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Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)

LC Least Concern

Names

English	Gray Fox
Dutch	Grijze Vos
Spanish	Zorro gris
Chinese	灰狐
Scientific name	Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)

About this species

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America. This species and its only congener, the diminutive island fox (Urocyon littoralis) of the California Channel Islands, are the only living members of the genus Urocyon, which is considered to be genetically sister to all other living canids. Its species name cinereoargenteus means "ashen silver".

It was once the most common fox in the eastern United States, and though still found there, human advancement and deforestation allowed the red fox to become the predominant fox-like canid. Despite this post-colonial competition, the gray fox has been able to thrive in urban and suburban environments, one of the best examples being southern Florida. The Pacific States and Great Lakes region still have the gray fox as their prevalent fox.

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