Urocyon cinereoargenteus | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2002)

Taxa
Urocyon cinereoargenteus | (Schreber, 1775)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Schreber, 1775
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2002)
NRL Record ID
95927
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Grey Fox (English)
Renard gris (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Manitoba; Ontario
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Threatened; Menacée
Assessment rationale/justification
The grey fox range in Canada is limited to small pockets in southern Ontario. It is accidental in Manitoba. Its woodland habitat has been reduced through human development. Some are caught accidentally in traps set for other species.; L'aire de répartition du renard gris au Canada est limitée à  des petits groupes dans le Sud de l'Ontario. Sa présence est fortuite au Manitoba. Son habitat de terrains boisés a été réduit par le développement anthropique. Certains renards sont pris accidentellement dans des pièges servant à  capturer d'autres espèces.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2002
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2002)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
Redlist Notes

Met criterion for Endangered, D1, but due to rescue effect was designated Threatened.

History
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and designated Threatened in May 2002.; Espèce désignée ' préoccupante ' en avril 1979. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' menacée ' en mai 2002.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Urocyon
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Urocyon