Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Photo by Robert Shantz Near Bill Williams River, Mohave County, Arizona. February 8, 2003.
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In the hotter, drier portions of the Sonoran Desert Gray Foxes are more likely to be encountered along broad riparian habitats such as along the rivers where vegetation and prey are more abundant. At North Mountain Park in Phoenix I found a gray fox that returned every morning to the security lighting around the communications towers. There it found an abundance of moths and other insects to eat.
Canidae -- Wolf, Dog & Fox Family
More Information/References:
- The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition
- Animal Diversity Web
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search
- Reference: Mammals of Arizona (1986), D. F. Hoffmeister, Univ. of Arizona Press.