This small fox lives only on six of the Channel Islands off California. Each island has its own distinct subspecies.
It has a gray back, rusty sides, a pale underside and black, white and rufous markings on the face. Each island has a distinct subspecies, with some physical differences among islands.
Its diet varies among the islands. It eats mice and insects as well as fruit from cactus, manzanita and other plants.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.