What kind of animal is Fox McCloud

Depends, most of the time he is a coyote and sometimes a fox.
Star Fox SNES:Coyote
Star Fox 2:Coyote
Star Fox Virtual Boy:Coyote
Star Fox 64:Coyote
Super Smash Bros:Coyote
Super Smash Bros Melee:Coyote
Star Fox Adventures:Fox
Star Fox Assault:Fox
Star Fox Command:Fox
Super Smash Bros Brawl:Fox
Star Fox 64 3DS:Coyote
Super Smash Bros 4:Fox
Star Fox Zero:Fox
7 times a coyote and 6 times a fox, this means in reality Fox McCloud is actually a coyote.