Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusUrocyon (Gray Foxes)
- SpeciesUrocyon cinereoargenteus (Gray Fox)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
Coyote
Canis latrans
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
Stoat
Mustela erminea
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Fox in Yosemite National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Gray Fox sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 296 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray Fox in Yosemite National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray Fox in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.