Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
FamilyCanidae (Canids)
GenusUrocyon (Gray Foxes)
SpeciesUrocyon cinereoargenteus (Gray Fox)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

3 Verified records at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

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. Its species name cinereoargenteus means "ashen silver". It was once the most common fox in the eastern United States, and though still found there, human advancement and deforestation allowed the red fox to become the predominant fox-like canid. Despite this post-colonial competition, the gray fox has been able to thrive in urban and suburban environments, one of the best examples being southern Florida. The Pacific States and Great Lakes region still have the gray fox as their prevalent fox. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Canis latrans

Vulpes vulpes

Ursus americanus

Procyon lotor

Lontra canadensis

Mephitis mephitis

Lynx rufus

Spilogale putorius

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Gray Fox at Great Smoky Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
5	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
9	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	10–20%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
17	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
18	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
20	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
21	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
22	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
23	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
27	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
28	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Gray Fox

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Coyote

Red Fox

American Black Bear

Common Raccoon

Northern River Otter

Striped Skunk

Bobcat

Eastern Spotted Skunk

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found