Gray Fox

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With ash-gray fur and rusty flanks, the Gray Fox is the only American canid that climbs trees. At night it stalks rodents, insects and fruit, then sleeps in hollow trunks by day. From Canadian woodlots to Venezuelan scrub, it prospers anywhere dense cover meets edge habitat.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Forest
Diet:Omnivore
Continents:North America, South America
Size:50–70 cm body length
Weight:3–5 kg
Activity:Nocturnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:6–10 years in the wild
Habitat: The Gray Fox can be found in Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa-rica, El-salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United-states-of-america, Venezuela, Texas-us, Florida-us, California-us