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Mammals

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Authorship: (Schreber)

Notes

Two Gray Fox pups were born near IMRS HQ during June 2012 (J.D. Johnson, UTEP). It is the most common canid on IMRS (J.D. Johnson, UTEP).

Records

It was observed at Eagle Canyon Narrows by UTEP personnel, observed in Echo Canyon and MRS HQ by J.D. Johnson (UTEP), observed on 15 August 2020 at Echo Spring [Photo] and 6 October 2020 and 10 August 2022 at the Box Canyon of Rio Grande by V. Mata-Silva (UTEP) and A. Rocha (UTEP) [Videos].

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumChordata (Chordates)

SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)

ClassMammalia (Mammals)

OrderCARNIVORA (Carnivores)

FamilyCANIDAE (Dog Family)

GenusUrocyon

Speciescinereoargenteus

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

brendapayan55Mar 31, 2017Unnamed Road Van Horn, TX 79855

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cae_lOct 25, 2026Aguanga, CA 92536, USA

bellegrace394Oct 25, 2026Gymnasium, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA

eridanloverOct 25, 2026Road 40, Guinda, CA, US

whlewisOct 17, 2026Cochise County, AZ, USA

gregpcOct 23, 2026Morristown, AZ 85342, USA

rachelsjsuOct 25, 2026SN JUN BATSTA, CA 95045, USA

dnvargaOct 25, 2026Canyon Lake, TX, USA

ishaagarwalOct 25, 2026Chapel Hill, NC, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	S5Secure
Texas SGCN	Not assessed