Island Fox

Urocyon littoralis

The island fox is a small fox species that is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. Evolved from their mainland gray fox recent and larger ancestor, they diversified into six distinct subspecies, each confined to a single island and exhibiting insular dwarfism.

Baby Season
Spring (April-May)
Island Fox. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Pacific Southwest Region USFWS.
Island Fox. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Pacific Southwest Region USFWS.
📚

No guides yet

Care guides for Island Fox will appear here once they're added

Community Sightings

Recent observations from the iNaturalist community

Santa Cruz Island Fox observed by michielk
Sep 12, 2026
Santa Barbara County, CA, USA
bymichielk
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Santa Cruz Island Fox observed by happy4077
Sep 12, 2026
Channel Islands National Park, Channel Islands, Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US
byAlex Sundvall
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Island Fox observed by colleenkp
Sep 10, 2026
Channel Islands National Park, CA, US
byColleen Paeff
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
Island Fox observed by sierra_bennaton
Sep 9, 2026
Channel Islands National Park, CA, US
bySierra Bennaton
Research Grade
· 2 IDs
View all 3,828 observations on iNaturalist
Back to all Wildlife Directory