Urocyon is a genus of canid found in the Western Hemisphere, comprising two living species, the gray fox and the island fox, along with the undescribed Cozumel fox, a small, critically endangered dwarf form found only on Cozumel Island, Mexico. Whole genome sequencing indicates Urocyon is the sister lineage to all other living canid genera, and fossils of a probable ancestor, Urocyon progressus, have been found in Kansas dating to the Upper Pliocene.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ738191, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Urocyon
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Urocyon
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Urocyon
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Urocyon" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 12.5 ... "early_interval": "Serravallian"
Wikidata: Urocyon
Wikidata Q738191, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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