Catalina Island fox
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The Catalina Island fox is a small, endemic subspecies of island fox found only on California’s Santa Catalina Island and known for its rapid decline and successful conservation-driven recovery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catalina Island fox canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
island fox subspecies ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily crepuscular ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 2 to 3 pups ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 48 to 50 centimeters ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | gray with reddish and white markings ⓘ |
| commonName |
Catalina Island fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Catalina Island fox ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
birds
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Channel Islands of California NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Catalina Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Canidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Urocyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | approximately 8 to 10 years ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Santa Catalina Island Conservancy lands ⓘ |
| managedBy | Catalina Island Conservancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Santa Catalina Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rapid population decline in the 1990s
ⓘ
successful conservation-driven recovery ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | island fox ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | increasing ⓘ |
| previousConservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| recoveryActions |
captive breeding program
ⓘ
public education and road-speed reduction measures ⓘ radio-collaring and monitoring ⓘ translocation and management of golden eagles ⓘ vaccination against canine distemper ⓘ |
| reproduction | monogamous pairs ⓘ |
| scientificName | Urocyon littoralis catalinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailLength | approximately 11 to 29 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
canine distemper virus
ⓘ
golden eagle predation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ vehicle strikes ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 1.3 to 2.8 kilograms ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Catalina Island