You’re talking about their “modern”, just read that, habitat. Coyotes are now as far north as Alaska. I saw a show a couple years ago that coyotes are now breeding with wolves in Canada. If that had been their natural habitat, I’m sure Wylie Coyote would have copulated with wolves long ago.
https://patch.com/maryland/annearundel/is-that-a-coyote-in-my-backyard
Pretty sure we’ve seen a coyote walking down the alley behjnd our house
Did not look like a fox
Luckily our cat is an indoor cat
Coyotes love cat
In a related item, a few days ago a Bobcat was captured aboard the Gateway Clipper tour boat, docked in the river downtown.