-Weighs 4-5 lbs.

-Kits born in March; litter contains 4-7 kits.

-Mates during January and February.

-Very shy.

-Lives mainly in southwest US alifornia, Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Texas, and Nothern Mexico.

-Difference of opinion whether kit fox and swift fox are two species or a variation of one.

-Kit fox range in Southern California, and threatened by expansion of suburbs.

-Kit fox will either have to adapt or become extinct.

-Kit foxes eat rodents and other prairie animals as its relative. However, prefers to eat i den instead of where it killed it.

-Kit foxes is slightly lighter in color than swift foxes and has larger ears.