Family: Canidae, Dogs view all from this family Description A
very small, large-eared, leggy fox. Pale tan to yellowish-buff
above, turning grayish in winter; whitish below. Tail black-
tipped. Feet light-colored. Ears large, triangular, set close
together. Dark marks below eye. Ht 9-12" (23-30 cm); L 24–31"
(60–80 cm); T 9–11 3/4" (23–30 cm); E 3 1/8–3 1/4" (7.9–8.4 cm);
Wt 3 1/8-5 lb (1.4–2.3 kg). Endangered Status The San Joaquin
Kit Fox, a subspecies of the Kit Fox, is on the U.S. Endangered
Species List. It is classified as endangered in California.
Before the 1800s, the grasslands of California were second in
size only to the Great Plains. Today only 1 percent of the
state's native grasslands remains. The San Joaquin Kit Fox is a
grassland and scrubland inhabitant and has suffered from the
modification of these habitats. Industry, development, and
various types of agriculture (in the forms of row crops,
orchards, vineyards, and livestock forage) have taken over many
of these lands. Suitable remaining hab