The
island fox (
Urocyon littoralis) is a small
fox that is native to six of the eight
Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies of the fox, each unique to the island it lives on, reflecting its evolutionary history. Other names for the island fox include
coast fox,
short-tailed fox,
island gray fox,
Channel Islands fox,
Channel Islands gray fox,
California Channel Island fox and
insular gray fox.