Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,610
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. They evolved from their larger mainland gray fox ancestor (U. cinereoargenteus) and have diversified into six subspecies, each confined to its own island and all exhibiting insular dwarfism.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Island fox”.