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Urocyon
Sign in to saveUrocyon (Greek: "tailed dog") is a genus of Canidae which includes the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the island fox (Urocyon littoralis). These two fox species are found in the Western Hemisphere. Whole genome sequencing indicates that, among living canids, Urocyon is sister to the remaining genera. Fossils of what is believed to be the ancestor of the gray fox, Urocyon progressus, have been found in Kansas and date to the Upper Pliocene, with some undescribed specimens dating even older.
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Urocyon is a genus within the family Canidae, classified under the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Baird in 1857 and is currently accepted. Its temporal range begins in the Pliocene.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including USNM, CMNH, SDNHM, YPM, and UTCM. These records are associated with the United States and Mexico.
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Species
Gray Fox
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
灰狐属（学名：Urocyon）是食肉目犬科犬亚科的一属，现存2种，即灰狐（Urocyon cinereoargenteus）和加州灰狐（Urocyon littoralis）。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=灰狐屬&oldid=50698557” 分类：犬科 隐藏分类： 本地相关图片与维基数据相同 含有拉丁語的條目
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 145
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Canidae
- Collections
- USNM, CMNH, SDNHM, YPM, UTCM, MLZ
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- Pliocene
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- Extinct species
- Cozumel fox
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Urocyon (Greek: "tailed dog") is a genus of Canidae which includes the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the island fox (Urocyon littoralis). These two fox species are found in the Western Hemisphere. Whole genome sequencing indicates that, among living canids, Urocyon is sister to the remaining genera. Fossils of what is believed to be the ancestor of the gray fox, Urocyon progressus, have been found in Kansas and date to the Upper Pliocene, with some undescribed specimens dating even older.
==Extant species==
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