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The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America.This species and its only congener, the diminutive island fox (Urocyon littoralis) of the California Channel Islands, are the only living members of the genus Urocyon, which is considered to be genetically sister to all other living canids.
A night time shot of an island fox with three mice in its jaws. The lowest on the food chain are the plants. Deer mice and small vermin, like the spotted skunk, follow, along with insects, lizards, and small birds, mammals and fish. The predatory animals include sharks, orcas (an apex predator), eagles, and foxes.
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The island fox eats fruits, insects, birds, eggs, land snails, [14] crabs, lizards, amphibians, [14] and small mammals, including deer mice (Peromyscus sp.), as well as human refuse. [14] In addition, they are known to scavenge for food on beaches along the coastline. [14] The fox tends to move around by itself, rather than in packs.
There currently are two different species of foxes living in New Jersey, and both — the red fox and the gray fox — are at home in South Jersey. More: What to do if you see a bear in New Jersey ...
The red fox can run at up to 48 km/h (30 mph). [49] The fox is also variously known as a Tod (old English word for fox), [50] Reynard (the name of an anthropomorphic character in European literature from the twelfth century), [51] or Charlie (named for the Whig politician Charles James Fox). [52]
They were abundant from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, however, due to hunting and habitat encroachment by humans, they were considered extinct in the state by the 1920s.
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.