Editing Kit fox (section)

{{Short description|Species of fox native to North America}}
{{about|the fox species|young foxes of any species|fox}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Kit fox
| image = Vulpes macrotis mutica sitting.jpg
| image_caption = [[San Joaquin kit fox]] sitting
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Cypher, B. |author2=List, R. |date=2014 |title=''Vulpes macrotis'' |volume=2014 |page=e.T41587A62259374 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T41587A62259374.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Vulpes
| species = macrotis<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Wozencraft | id = 14000878}}</ref>
| authority = [[Clinton Hart Merriam|Merriam]], 1888
| synonyms = 
{{Species list
| Vulpes muticus | Merriam, 1902
| Vulpes neomexicanus | Merriam, 1903
| Vulpes arsipus | [[Daniel Giraud Elliot|Elliot]], 1904
| Vulpes devius | [[Edward William Nelson|Nelson]] and [[Edward Alphonso Goldman|Goldman]], 1909
| Vulpes arizonensis | Goldman, 1931
| Vulpes nevadensis | Goldman, 1931
| Vulpes tenuirostris | Nelson and Goldman, 1931
| Vulpes zinseri | Benson, 1938
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=msw3 />
| range_map = Kit Fox area.png
| range_map_caption = {{legend0|#865324|&nbsp;distribution}}
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision = 
:''V. m. macrotis''
:''[[San Joaquin kit fox|V. m. mutica]]''
}}

The '''kit fox''' ('''''Vulpes macrotis''''') is a fox species that inhabits arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. These foxes are the smallest of the four species of ''Vulpes'' occurring in North America and are among the smallest of the vulpines worldwide. It has also been called a North American counterpart of the [[fennec fox]] due to its large ears.<ref name="Sheldon1992"/>