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Identification
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (gray fox)
Location
California
Caption
Gray fox tracks in sand. The front track is on the right and the hind track is on the left in this photo. Front track is larger. The hind track appears skinnier. The claw marks are far ahead of the toes, indicating fairly long claws. The gray fox is the only canine that can climb trees. Perhaps these long claws help it climb.
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Kim Cabrera (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Sarcopterygii lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
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- Order Afrosoricida tenrecs and golden moles
- Order Carnivora carnivores
- Superorder Cetartiodactyla cetaceans and artiodactyls
- Order Chiroptera bats
- Family Dasypodidae armadillos
- Order Dermoptera flying lemurs
- Family Erinaceidae gymnures and hedgehogs
- Order Hyracoidea hyraxes
- Order Lagomorpha hares, pikas, and rabbits
- Order Macroscelidea elephant-shrews
- Infraclass Metatheria marsupial mammals
- Order Perissodactyla horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs
- Order Pholidota pangolins
- Order Pilosa sloths and anteaters
- Order Primates primates
- Order Proboscidea elephants
- Subclass Prototheria egg-laying mammals
- Order Rodentia rodents
- Order Scandentia tree shrews
- Order Sirenia dugongs, manatees, and sea cows
- Family Solenodontidae solenodons
- Family Soricidae shrews
- Family Talpidae desmans, moles, and relatives
- Order Tubulidentata aardvark
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