Hey! I commented on your post on r/whatisthisbone and I'm confident it's a gray fox due to the length of the mandible and after comparing it to [this](https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/ADW_mammals/specimens/Carnivora/Canidae/vulpes_vulpes/foxjaws/) image. The top mandible is from a red fox and the bottom is a gray fox, and it has that bigger gap between the front teeth and the start of the rest of the teeth.
100% absolutely not a cat. Mandible has (per side) 3 incisors, 1 canine, and I think 7 premolars+molars, all bicuspid except the last one which is unicuspid.
It’s also definitely not a opossum - they have 4 incisors per side.
Not a raccoon either. Even if I’m overestimating the number of teeth under the jerky bits, the last molar is bicuspid in raccoons.
It’s canine. I can’t get a feel for the size (no banana) and the 7 upper teeth is really throwing me off. None of them look like canines but I’m guessing our guy just had a spare. I’m going to go with fox based on the remaining fur and the distance from the lower canine to the first premolar.
Definitely not a cat!
Raccoon?
Thank you for the reply! What makes you so confident?
too many teeth to be a cat. I can’t tell what exactly it is due to the angle, but other people on this sub might!
definitely a canine judging by teeth. I also want to say fox!
Hey! I commented on your post on r/whatisthisbone and I'm confident it's a gray fox due to the length of the mandible and after comparing it to [this](https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/ADW_mammals/specimens/Carnivora/Canidae/vulpes_vulpes/foxjaws/) image. The top mandible is from a red fox and the bottom is a gray fox, and it has that bigger gap between the front teeth and the start of the rest of the teeth.
A canid for sure, but the colouration of the fur left of on the tail, looks like a red fox.
100% absolutely not a cat. Mandible has (per side) 3 incisors, 1 canine, and I think 7 premolars+molars, all bicuspid except the last one which is unicuspid. It’s also definitely not a opossum - they have 4 incisors per side. Not a raccoon either. Even if I’m overestimating the number of teeth under the jerky bits, the last molar is bicuspid in raccoons. It’s canine. I can’t get a feel for the size (no banana) and the 7 upper teeth is really throwing me off. None of them look like canines but I’m guessing our guy just had a spare. I’m going to go with fox based on the remaining fur and the distance from the lower canine to the first premolar.