They are a greyish brown with some red on its legs, ears and face. The tip of the tail and ears are black. Diet and Hunting The crab eating fox will eat just about anything available, and will change their diet according to the season. They will eat rodents, frogs, lizards, land crabs, turtle eggs, carrion, vegetation, and fruit. The crab eating fox does not have a set breeding season.
Females can come into oestrus twice a year.
Gestation period is 52-59 days. Three to six pups are born in a den that is normally taken over from another animal. The young are mature at 8 months, and will leave their parents. Females reach sexual maturity at one year. They occur mainly in pairs, and are not territorial.