The average lifespan of a wild kit fox is 5.5 years. The kit fox is a socially monogamous species. The mammal population includes coyote, bobcat, jackrabbit, cottontail rabbit, ground squirrel and kit fox. Overall, the Arctic foxes hearing is less sensitive than the dog and the kit fox. The rare San Joaquin kit fox is found in Monterey's oak-forest and chaparral habitats. The kit fox ("Vulpes macrotis") is a fox species of North America. By 1974, the gardens housed a kit fox, tortoises, lizards, and two bighorn sheep. The endangered San Joaquin kit fox ("Vulpes macrotis mutica") can be found in this area.