Kit fox

Gestation lasts 53.7 days, females have 1 litter per year of 4 to 5 young, and sexual maturity comes at 1 year. The IUCN Red List lists the kit fox as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

1.9 kg – 4.5 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

15.9 years – 20 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

53.7 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

4 – 5src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The kit fox is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyCanidae
6. genusVulpes
7. SpeciesVulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Fennec fox

Vulpes zerda

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Corsac fox

Vulpes corsac

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Bengal fox

Vulpes bengalensis

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Cape fox

Vulpes chama

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

Tibetan fox

Vulpes ferrilata

Canidae

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@misc{kit_fox_2026,
  title = {Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kit-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}