The Cozumel Fox (Urocyon sp. nov.) is an unnamed species
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The Cozumel Fox (Urocyon sp. nov.) is an unnamed species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.... of fox
Fox
A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush.... which is apparently close to extinction
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species .... or even already extinct. It is (or was until recently) found on the island of Cozumel
Cozumel
Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite the Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatan Channel.... , Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico.... . The Cozumel Fox, which has not been scientifically described to date, is a dwarf
Insular dwarfism
Insular dwarfism, a form of Phyletic dwarfism , is the process and condition of the reduction in size of large animals ? almost always mammals ? when their gene pool is limited to a very small environment, primarily islands.... form like the Island Fox
Island Fox
The Island Fox is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. It is the second smallest fox species in the United States.... but slightly larger, being up to three-quarters the size of the Gray Fox
Gray Fox
The Gray Fox is a mammal of the order Carnivora ranging throughout most of the southern half of North America from southern Canada to northern Venezuela and Colombia.... . It had been isolated on the island for at least 5000 - 13000 years, and probably far longer.
