Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 (gray fox)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative combinations: Canis cinereoargentatus, Canis cinereoargenteus, Vulpes cinereoargenteus

Synonyms: Canis virginianus Schreber 1775, Urocyon californicus Merriam 1899, Urocyon guatemalae Miller 1899, Urocyon parvidens Miller 1899, Urocyon seminolensis Simpson 1929

Belongs to Urocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008

See also Fritzell and Haroldson 1982, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Ruiz-Ramoni et al. 2022, Simpson 1929 and van Gelder 1978

Sister taxa: Urocyon citrinus, Urocyon galushai, Urocyon littoralis, Urocyon minicephalus, Urocyon progressus, Urocyon virginianus, Urocyon webbi

Subtaxa: Urocyon cinereoargenteus borealis Urocyon cinereoargenteus californicus Urocyon cinereoargenteus cinereoargenteus Urocyon cinereoargenteus costaricensis Urocyon cinereoargenteus floridanus Urocyon cinereoargenteus fraterculus Urocyon cinereoargenteus furvus Urocyon cinereoargenteus guatemalae Urocyon cinereoargenteus madrensis Urocyon cinereoargenteus nigrirostris Urocyon cinereoargenteus ocythous Urocyon cinereoargenteus orinomus Urocyon cinereoargenteus peninsularis Urocyon cinereoargenteus scottii Urocyon cinereoargenteus townsendi Urocyon cinereoargenteus venezuelae

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Mexico (1), United States (38: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia), Venezuela (1)

Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences

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