Species Profile
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Santa Rosa Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santarosae)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

The species of the Santa Rosa Island Fox is an animal. (Wikipedia) The Santa Rosa Island Fox is no larger than an average house cat. It is the second smallest kind of fox. The adult foxes generally weight four to seven pounds. (Wikipedia) Typically the head to body length is 18-20 inches. The shoulder height is 4-6 inches. The tail is 4-11 inches long, which is much shorter, compared to the Gray Fox whose tail length is 10-17 inches long. The male fox is always larger than the female. (Island Grey Fox) The Island Fox’s coloration varies, and can range from gray to brown to red. Typically their fur is a grayish with black tips, cinnamon colored fur on the sides of their body, and white or cream colored fur on the stomach and face. The top of their tail has a black stripe, and rest of the front of their tail is gray, with the underside of being a rusty color.

Lead Region:  California/Nevada Region (Region 8)
Date Listed: Mar 5, 2004

  • States/US Territories in which the Santa Rosa Island Fox is known to occur:  California
  • US Counties in which the Santa Rosa Island Fox is known to occur:  View All

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 12 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
11/09/2005 70 FR 67924 67929 Final Determination Concerning Critical Habitat for the San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island Fox, and Santa Catalina Island Fox
10/07/2004 69 FR 60134 60138 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; proposed designation of critical habitat for the san miguel island fox, santa rosa island fox, santa cruz island fox, and santa catalina island fox, proposed rule
05/04/2004 69 FR 24875 24904 Review of Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
03/05/2004 69 FR 10335 10353 Listing of the San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island Fox, and Santa Catalina Island Fox as Endangered; Final Rule
06/13/2002 67 FR 40657 40679 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Santa Rosa Island Fox.

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
11/09/2005 70 FR 67924 67929 Final Determination Concerning Critical Habitat for the San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island Fox, and Santa Catalina Island Fox Final Rule Active
10/07/2004 69 FR 60134 60138 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; proposed designation of critical habitat for the san miguel island fox, santa rosa island fox, santa cruz island fox, and santa catalina island fox, proposed rule Proposed Rule Not Required

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Santa Rosa Island Fox

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Santa Rosa Island Fox.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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Last updated: February 9, 2010