GRAY FOX

OTHER NAMES FOR THE GRAY FOX

• The slang name is fox.
• The scientific name Urocyon Cinereoagernteus

COUSINS ANS PHYSICAL TRAITS

• the close cousins of the gray fox are the red fox and the wolf or coyote.
• Physicaly characteristics are the gary and red fur, mostly gary on top and red on the bottom

A group of foxes is called a skulk

Breeding
Breeding dates: December through March, peaking in late January. Gestation takes about 52 days.
Litter size: Red fox: 4–9. Gray fox: 3–7. Most average 4–6 pups.

Habitat,
Habitat: The red fox prefers woodland edges along open fields, meadows, and lawns, while the gray fox tends more toward forested and brushy areas. Typical den sites: red foxes may dig their own den or use an abandoned woodchuck burrow. Gray foxes often den in wood or brush piles, rocky outcrops, or hollow trees. Foxes will often reuse these dens from year to year.

The Gray fox is in fact endangered, the main cause of the decrease of there population is of course poaching.

The Gray fox can Carry diseases such as distemper, rabies and parasites