The kit fox is a small, long-legged canine with large ears. It is yellowish above and lighter below with a prominent black-tipped tail, and weighs 3 to 5 pounds. It is 24 to 31 inches in length, with a 9 to 12-inch tail. Some people consider the kit fox to be a sub-species of the more easterly swift fox.
The kit fox is found in arid grassland regions of Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Colorado. They eat rodents and rabbits. The San Joaquin Kit Fox is an endangered subspecies due to the destruction or alteration of the grasslands where it lives. Kit fox breed from January to February, producing one litter of 3 to 5 young a year.
