Kit Fox

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Death Valley National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
4 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kit Fox in Death Valley National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Kit Fox sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Kit Fox in Death Valley National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Kit Fox in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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