noun
gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
A species of fox native to North and Central America. The katakana form ハイイロギツネ is standard in biological contexts.
ハイイロギツネは木登りが得意なキツネの一種です。
The gray fox is a type of fox that is good at climbing trees.
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the animal name is normally written in katakana.
Compound of 灰色 (はいいろ, 'gray') + 狐 (きつね, 'fox'). The katakana spelling follows the convention for animal species names.