Editing Kit fox (section)

==Diet==
Kit foxes are opportunistic [[omnivore]]s and [[scavenger]]s, possibly regulated by prey abundance,<ref name="Cypher2003">{{cite book |last1=Cypher |first1=B.L. |editor1-last=Feldhamer |editor1-first=G. A. |editor2-last=Thompson |editor2-first=B.C. |editor3-last=Chapman |editor3-first=J.A. |title=Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Conservation |date=2003 |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore, Maryland |isbn=9780801874161 |pages=511–546 |chapter=Foxes}}</ref> but primarily [[carnivore|carnivorous]]. In the Californian deserts, its primary prey is [[Merriam's kangaroo rat]] (''Dipodomys merriami'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Desert Kit Fox |url=https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/nature/kitfox.htm |website=www.nps.gov |publisher=Joshua Tree National Park (U.S. National Park Service) |access-date=9 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Other common prey species include [[lagomorphs]], [[rodents]] and [[insects]]. Kit foxes also consume birds, reptiles, carrion, fish, and rarely, plant material, such as [[tomato]]es (''[[Lycopersicon esculentum]]''), cactus fruits (''[[Carnegiea gigantea]]'') and other fruits. Different kit fox families can occupy the same hunting grounds, but do not generally go hunting at the same time.<ref name="ADW"/> Kit foxes are also known to [[Cache (biology)|cache]] food and eat human food.<ref name="Cypher2003"/> [[Black-tailed jackrabbit]]s represent the upper size limit of prey.<ref name="Sheldon1992"/>