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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Gray Fox 



ABBREVIATION : 
URCI

COMMON NAMES : 
   gray fox
   tree fox
   maned fox


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of gray fox is Urocyon
cinereoargenteus Schreber.  It is a member of the dog family (Canidae).
There are 15 accepted subspecies; the 7 subspecies occurring north of
Mexico are as follows [16]:

U. c. borealis Merriam
U. c. californicus Mearns
U. c. cinereoargenteus (Schreber)
U. c. floridanus Rhoads
U. c. ocythous Bangs
U. c. scottii Mearns
U. c. townsendi Merriam


ORDER : 
Carnivora

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The gray fox is listed as vulnerable in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and
Quebec [39].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, February 1996


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1996. Urocyon cinereoargenteus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Gray Fox