Urocyon cinereoargenteus

The gray fox differs in color from the red fox. It is gray on the back with a black band on each side of the muzzle and a black tipped tail, which is one-third of the length of the body. The chest, undersurface of the tail, lower sides of the body are reddish brown. Its fur is coarser. It has shorter legs than a red fox and a shorter muzzle. The gray fox has a white throat and belly. The gray fox can be found from the northern tip of South America to the southern portion of eastern Canada. The gray fox lives in deciduous forest, rocky woodlands, and forest edged farmlands. They den in hollow logs, under rocks, and brush piles. Gray foxes are omnivores. It is primarily nocturnal. Gray foxes climb trees.