Urocyon littoralis Baird 1858

Urocyon littoralis Baird 1858, Mammalia, in: Repts. U. S. Expl. Surv., Vol. 8, 1: 143.

Type Locality: "island of San Miguel, on the coast of California." .

Vernacular Names: Island Fox.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Urocyon littoralis subsp. littoralis Baird 1858

Subspecies Urocyon littoralis subsp. catalinae Merriam 1903

Subspecies Urocyon littoralis subsp. clementae Merriam 1903

Subspecies Urocyon littoralis subsp. dickeyi Grinnell and Linsdale 1930

Subspecies Urocyon littoralis subsp. santacruzae Merriam 1903

Subspecies Urocyon littoralis subsp. santarosae Grinnell and Linsdale 1930

Distribution: USA (Islands off the Pacific coast of S California).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Proposed Endangered as U. littoralis catalinae, U. l. littoralis, U. l. santacruzae, and U. l. santarosae; IUCN – Lower Risk (cd).

Discussion: Reviewed by Moore and Collins, (1995). Placed in Canis (Vulpes) by Van Gelder (1978). Gilbert et al. (1990), George and Wayne (1991), Wayne et al. (1991 a, b), and Collins (1993) supported full species status. Synonyms allocated according to Moore and Collins (1995).