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  Digimorph - Urocyon cinereoargenteus (gray fox) - female
Urocyon cinereoargenteus, the gray fox, commonly inhabits the wooded and brushy regions of northern Colombia, Venezuela, Central America, and the southwestern, western (except Rocky Mountains region and Washington state) and eastern United States.
The introduction of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) into North America from Europe in the 1600's and increased agricultural development are implicated in the decline of Urocyon populations in Canada.
Urocyon is one of the earliest foxes to appear in the fossil record.
www.digimorph.org /specimens/Urocyon_cinereoargenteus/female   (579 words)

  
  Island Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California.
The Island Fox shares the Urocyon genus with the mainland Gray Fox, the fox from which it is descended.
The Island Fox shares the Urocyon genus with the mainland Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), the fox from which it is descended.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Island_Fox   (1745 words)

  
 Florida Nature: Urocyon cinereoargenteus floridanus - Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus cinereoargenteus: from southern Massachusetts and Connecticut west to Lake Michigan and Illinois; south to central South Carolina; and west to the Mississippi River
Urocyon cinereoargenteus floridanus: from southern South Carolina south to Florida and west to eastern Texas; it occurs along the Gulf Coast excluding Louisiana
Urocyon cinereoargenteus ocythous: Wisconsin and extreme western Illinois; from Missouri and Arkansas west to Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and extreme southern Manitoba and Quebec
www.floridanature.org /species.asp?species=Urocyon_cinereoargenteus_floridanus   (193 words)

  
 Genus Urocyon or gray foxes
Urocyon Is Greek for "tailed dog" and cinereoargenteus is Latin for "silver" or "gray".
trudge unpropitiousness abhorrency regeneratrix -- Urocyon is Cynodon romanium nephrogonaduct cicatrices.
Urocyon is opgericht door een Technisch Bedrijfskundige en een Psychologisch Methodoloog die vanaf de basis de ontwikkeling van het internet hebben gevolgd.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Carnivora/Canidae/Urocyon/index.html   (409 words)

  
 World of the Wolf - Urocyon cinereoargenteus
This semi-arboreal habit, along with a number of other primitive features, has led to Urocyon's classification as one of the most primitive of living canid species.
The diet of the grey fox is essentially the same as that of other fox species: rodents, rabbits, birds, occasional reptiles, insects, and various plant material.
Although this does not seem to be adversely affecting the grey fox's population, it is a factor which deserves careful attention.
www.naturalworlds.org /wolf/canids/Urocyon_cinereoargenteus.htm   (437 words)

  
 Island Fox - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
'' :''littoralis'' Binomial_name ''Urocyon littoralis'' (Baird, 1857) The island fox (''Urocyon littoralis'') is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel_Islands_of_California.
The island fox shares the ''Urocyon'' genus with the mainland Gray_Fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus''), the fox from which it is descended.
The subspecies are ''Urocyon littoralis littoralis'' of San_Miguel_Island, ''Urocyon littoralis santarosae'' of Santa_Rosa_Island, ''Urocyon littoralis santacruzae'' of Santa_Cruz_Island, ''Urocyon littoralis dickeyi'' of San_Nicolas_Island, ''Urocyon littoralis catalinae'' of Santa_Catalina_Island and ''Urocyon littoralis clementae'' of San_Clemente_Island.
www.indexsuche.com /Island_Fox.html   (552 words)

  
 ADW: Urocyon littoralis: Information
Urocyon littoralis, the island grey fox, can be found on the six largest Channel islands, about 30 to 98 kilometers off of the southern California coast in North America.
Urocyon littoralis is classified as "rare/lower risk" by the IUCN and "threatened" by the State of California and is protected by the California state law.
Some researchers considered Urocyon littoralis to be a conspecific or even a subspecies of Urocyon cinereoargenteus.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Urocyon_littoralis.html   (1793 words)

  
 SARA Public Registry - Text Version
The grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, is similar to the red fox, but with a number of unique characteristics.
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber (grey fox; renard gris) is a member of the family Canidae, a group that includes dogs, wolves, foxes and jackals (DeBlase and Martin 1981).
Occurrence of (Dirofilaria immitis) in gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Alabama and Georgia.
www.sararegistry.gc.ca /status/showASCII_e.cfm?ocid=587   (10269 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) facts and pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The grey fox ranges from southern Canada to Venezuela in South America.
The species name cinereoargenteus comes from the Greek words "cinereus", meaning ash-colored, and "argenteus", meaning silver, describing the color of the fox.
Urocyon, the genus name, is derived from the Greek words "uro", meaning tail, and "cyon", meaning dog.
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=18   (762 words)

  
 Urocyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genus Urocyon contains two Western Hemisphere members of the fox family, the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the closely related Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis), of the family Canidae.
They are the only canids able to climb trees.
Urocyon is one of the oldest fox genera still in existence.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urocyon   (93 words)

  
 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Urocyon littoralis
Urocyon littoralis is restricted to six of the California Channel Islands off the coast of southern California, USA.
Interaction between island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) and indians on islands off the coast of Southern California: I. Morphologic and archaeological evidence of human assisted dispersal.
Coonan, T.J., Schwemm, C.A., Roemer, G.W. and Austin, G. Population decline of island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) on San Miguel Island.
www.redlist.org /search/details.php?species=22781   (2127 words)

  
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San Miguel Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis littoralis) The first quantitative surveys for island foxes on San Miguel Island were conducted by Laughrin in the early 1970s (Laughrin 1973).
Santa Cruz Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) Santa Cruz Island is the largest of the Channel Islands and has supported the highest known densities of island fox in the past (Laughrin 1973).
Santa Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) Santa Catalina Island has the largest human population, a large population of domestic dogs, and the highest degree of human activity and accessibility of the Channel Islands.
www.eswr.com /f121001a.txt   (10826 words)

  
 Characterization of six microsatellite primers for the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
We describe polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers and conditions to amplify one dinucleotide and five tetranucleotide microsatellite DNA loci isolated from the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus).
The grey fox microsatellite primers developed had three to 10 alleles per locus that yielded observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.222 to 0.889.
Characterization of six microsatellite primers for the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus).
www.uga.edu /srel/Reprint/2838.htm   (161 words)

  
 Demographics of a protected population of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in South Carolina
We studied demographics of a population of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) that has been protected for over 50 years on the United States Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, near Aiken, South Carolina.
The greater proportion of females, however, resulted in an overall per capita reproductive rate that was still comparable with populations subject to harvest pressure.
Demographics of a protected population of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in South Carolina.
www.uga.edu /srel/Reprint/2698.htm   (186 words)

  
 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Urocyon littoralis
Urocyon littoralis is restricted to six of the California Channel Islands off the coast of southern California, USA.
Interaction between island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) and indians on islands off the coast of Southern California: I. Morphologic and archaeological evidence of human assisted dispersal.
The behavioural ecology of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis).
www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/22781/all   (3202 words)

  
 Search Results for urocyon - Encyclopædia Britannica
(Urocyon cinereoargenteus), grizzled, gray-furred New World fox of the family Canidae.
It is found in forested, rocky, and brush-covered country from Canada to northern South America.
Fact sheet on the desert mammal species Urocyon cinereoargenteus.
www.britannica.com /search?query=urocyon&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT   (162 words)

  
 WildWNC.org : Animals : GRAY FOX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The gray fox belongs to the genus, Urocyon.
There are two gray fox species: the Channel Island gray fox (Urocyon littoralis) which occupies six small islands off tile coast of California; and tile gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargetilus) which is tile species that occupies Western North Carolina, as well as other places in North America.
Gray foxes have historically been hunted for their pelts, and still are during trapping season.
wildwnc.org /af/grayfox.html   (542 words)

  
 Excite España - Búsqueda Web - Resultados con: Gray Fox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The gray fox is a member of the dog family.
There can be other color phases - red, cross (red coat with a darkish strip down the back and across tile shoulders), and fl.
Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus Scientific name: The genus name Urocyonis based on the Greek words oura(tail) and kyon(dog).
www.excite.es /search/web/results?q=Gray+Fox   (150 words)

  
 Island Grey Fox - Urocyon littoralis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This means that the island grey fox can't survive unless humans intervene on its behalf.
Within 7 short years the island grey fox is teetering on extinction because one species was removed from their ecosystem.
Liu, S. "Urocyon littoralis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web.
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /island_grey_fox.htm   (1712 words)

  
 Endangered Animal Species Blog
Channel Islands Fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a Critically Endangered canid restricted to six of the California Channel Islands off the coast of southern California, USA.
The population has suffered declines of more than 80% in recent years, primarily caused by golden eagle predation and possibly also introduction of canine disease such as canine distemper virus (CDV).
The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is the largest of the Channel Islands' native mammals.
hangadingdong.blogspot.com /2005/07/todays-endangered-animal-species_11.html   (244 words)

  
 Species: Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Pelton, Michael R. Food habits of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in east Tennessee.
Comparative behavioral ecology of two southwest Utah carnivores: Bassariscus astutus and Urocyon cinereoargenteus.
Trapp, Gene R.; Hallberg, Donald L. Ecology of the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus): a review.
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/wildlife/mammal/urci/all.html   (3617 words)

  
 BISON Species Account 050230   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
OKLAHOMA 1989: Urocyon cinereoargenteus occurs in Oklahoma (Tyler, 1989) *45*.
UTAH Common Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus scottii, occurs in Utah (UTDNR, 1990)*59*.
Gray foxes, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, occur in Mixed Shrub, Sagebrush, Pinon/Juniper, Juniper, and Agriculture habitat types *32*.
fwie.fw.vt.edu /states/nmex_main/species/050230.htm   (3699 words)

  
 Island Fox Bibliography
Collins, P. Taxonomic and Biogeographic Relationships of the Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) and Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) from Western North America.
Population decline of island foxes (Urocyon littoralis littoralis) on San Miguel Island.
Johnson, D. New evidence in the origin of the fox, Urocyon littoralis clementae, and feral goats on San Clemente, Island, California.
people.delphiforums.com /lordorman/island.html   (821 words)

  
 TABS Species Account TN10074
297* Yoho, N.S., Henry, V.G. Foods of the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) on European wild hog (Sus scrofa) range in East Tennessee.
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore, MD. PA8929* Hockman, J.G. and Chapman, J.A. Comparative feeding habits of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Maryland.
Ecology of the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus):a review.
fwie.fw.vt.edu /TN/TN10074r.htm   (787 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Island Grey Fox (Urocyon littoralis) facts and pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The species name, littoralis, is from the Lain meaning "of the seashore", referring to the island habitat on which these foxes live.
Some authorities consider the Island grey fox to be conspecific with the mainland species Urocyon cinereoargenteus.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Urocyon littoralis
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=21   (1048 words)

  
 References for 1990 Canid Action Plan
Nuevos registros de distribution para el zorro gris Urocyon cinereoargenteus venezuelae.
The carnivores of Venezuela: their distribution and the ways they have been affected by human activities.
Trapp, G.R. Comparative behavioral ecology of the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) and grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Southwestern Utah.
www.canids.org /1990CAP/refrnces.htm   (4272 words)

  
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It shares the genus with its mainland ancestor the Gray fox, Urocyon cineroargentus.
Littoralis comes directly from the Latin and translates as "situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea." This seems an apt root for an island-dwelling creature.
www.nps.gov /chis/naturalresources/IslandFox/sci.doc   (236 words)

  
 Definition of urocyon - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 North American Mammals - Search Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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www.mnh2.si.edu /education/mna/image_menu.cfm?genus=138   (41 words)

  
 BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, gray fox
BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, gray fox
Find gray fox information at Animal Diversity Web
Fritzell, E.K and K.J. Haroldson (1982) Urocyon cinereoargenteus.
www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/Urocyon_cinereoargenteus   (672 words)

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