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The gray fox is a small wild canine found in the Americas that is notable for being the only member of the dog family able to climb trees using its sharp claws. It plays an important ecological role as both a predator of small animals and prey for larger carnivores in its native habitats.
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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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- Mass
- 86
- Image
- Gray fox.jpg
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- taxon name
- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
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- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- taxon common name
- severnoameriška siva lisica
- gestation period
- 63
- bite force quotient
- 80
- litter size
- 4
- longest observed lifespan
- 16.2
- short name
- U. cinereoargenteus
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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.