Island Fox

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The Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis - also called Channel Island Fox and Island Grey Fox, is a small canid of the genus Urocyon. It is a small fox with six sub species, each inhabiting different islands off the coast of California.

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The Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis - also called Channel Island Fox and Island Grey Fox, is a small canid of the genus Urocyon. It is a small fox with six sub species, each inhabiting different islands off the coast of California.

Island Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies of the fox, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_fox
ADW: Island Gray Fox - Urocyon littoralis

Island grey foxes resemble dwarf versions of the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). This is the smallest fox species known from the United States.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Urocyon_littoralis/
Island Fox - ARKive

Learn more about the Island fox - with amazing Island fox videos, photos and facts.
http://www.arkive.org/island-fox/urocyon-littoralis/
Urocyon littoralis (California Channel Island Fox)

Learn about the Urocyon littoralis, also known as the California Channel Island Fox.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22781/0
Island Fox - BiologicalDiversity

Island foxes, the only carnivores endemic to California, have been distinguished from foxes on the mainland by 16,000 years of evolution
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/island_fox/
Population Of Channel Islands Fox Roars Back After Near Extinction

A once nearly-extinct species is now flourishing in the six largest islands in the Channel Islands system.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/11/population-of-channel-islands-fox-roars-back-after-near-extinction/
Island Fox - NPS

The island fox only lives on six of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of southern California--they are found nowhere else on Earth. Each island population is recognized as a separate endemic or unique subspecies.
https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature/island-fox.htm
Friends of the Island Fox

The reference about California's Channel island fox; including biology, habitat, adaptations, endangered status and current conservation efforts.
http://www1.islandfox.org
Channel Island Fox - Defenders

Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about Channel Island foxes.
http://www.defenders.org/channel-island-fox/basic-facts
Friends of the Island Fox, About Island Fox

Facts bout Channel Island fox, description, diet, adaptations, behavior, reproduction, endangered species, island fox conservation.
http://www1.islandfox.org/p/about-island-fox.html

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Island fox^[1] Temporal range: Holocene 7,300 years ago-Present

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Vulnerable (NatureServe)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Urocyon
Species:	U. littoralis
Binomial name
*Urocyon littoralis* ( Baird, 1857)

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Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Island Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies of the fox, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_fox
ADW: Island Gray Fox - Urocyon littoralis

Island grey foxes resemble dwarf versions of the grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). This is the smallest fox species known from the United States.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Urocyon_littoralis/
Island Fox - ARKive

Learn more about the Island fox - with amazing Island fox videos, photos and facts.
http://www.arkive.org/island-fox/urocyon-littoralis/
Urocyon littoralis (California Channel Island Fox)

Learn about the Urocyon littoralis, also known as the California Channel Island Fox.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22781/0
Island Fox - BiologicalDiversity

Island foxes, the only carnivores endemic to California, have been distinguished from foxes on the mainland by 16,000 years of evolution
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/island_fox/
Population Of Channel Islands Fox Roars Back After Near Extinction

A once nearly-extinct species is now flourishing in the six largest islands in the Channel Islands system.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/11/population-of-channel-islands-fox-roars-back-after-near-extinction/
Island Fox - NPS

The island fox only lives on six of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of southern California--they are found nowhere else on Earth. Each island population is recognized as a separate endemic or unique subspecies.
https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature/island-fox.htm
Friends of the Island Fox

The reference about California's Channel island fox; including biology, habitat, adaptations, endangered status and current conservation efforts.
http://www1.islandfox.org
Channel Island Fox - Defenders

Learn about the size, diet, population, range, behavior and other fascinating facts about Channel Island foxes.
http://www.defenders.org/channel-island-fox/basic-facts
Friends of the Island Fox, About Island Fox

Facts bout Channel Island fox, description, diet, adaptations, behavior, reproduction, endangered species, island fox conservation.
http://www1.islandfox.org/p/about-island-fox.html

Island fox^[1] Temporal range: Holocene 7,300 years ago-Present

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Vulnerable (NatureServe)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Urocyon
Species:	U. littoralis
Binomial name
*Urocyon littoralis* ( Baird, 1857)

Google Range Map

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Island Fox

The Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis - also called Channel Island Fox and Island Grey Fox, is a small canid of the genus Urocyon. It is a small fox with six sub species, each inhabiting different islands off the coast of California.

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