Apr 1, 2012 · Though both the red fox and the gray fox live in North Carolina today, the gray fox is the state’s only native fox species. Red foxes were brought here from Europe by fox hunters in the early 1700s.

Dec 21, 2020 · Gray foxes are North Carolina’s only native fox and the smallest of the four wild canids that are present in the state, with the others being the red fox, red wolf and coyote. Highly adaptable to a variety of habitats, gray foxes can be found in forests, fallow fields, marshes and open woodlands with a range extending through southern ...

In North Carolina, gray foxes inhabit all areas of the state from the outer banks to the Appalachians. Home ranges of gray foxes vary among individuals and depend on the time of year. Reported home range sizes extend from 74 acres (0.1 mi2) to over 6,000 acres (9.4 mi2).

Gray foxes are most dense in the more productive areas of the state such as the Piedmont and northern Coastal Plain. Although they are often present in large, connected tracts of wooded areas, they also thrive in open farmland. Like other canid predators, gray foxes forage on a variety of prey such as mice and rabbits.

The gray fox is slightly smaller than the red fox and is much darker in color. While gray foxes have a reddish hue on their neck and legs, their overall coloration is gray with a dark streak extending down the back and along the tail. The gray fox can climb trees, unlike the red fox. The red fox was brought to North Carolina from Europe by ...

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America.

North Carolina is home to two species of foxes, the gray fox and the red fox. The gray fox is also one of four wild canids in North Carolina, which not only includes the red fox, but also the coyote and red wolf.

Sep 20, 2021 · There are four wild canid species in North Carolina, including red and gray foxes, coyotes and the red wolf, which is listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. How do you tell them apart? It takes practice and viewing many foxes and coyotes to discern the differences.

NCWRC Gray Fox Species Profile (N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission) The gray fox is probably as common in North Carolina today as it has been over the past million years. It is slightly smaller than the red fox and is much darker in overall coloration.

Jun 27, 2021 · Red and grey foxes are found across North Carolina, including in urban and suburban areas, the NCWRC says. Both species are about the size of a house cat but red foxes have longer legs that...