Darwin's fox

The Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is a type of canid from the genus Lycalopex. It lives in Nahuelbuta National Park in the Araucanía Region, the Valdivian Coastal Range in the Los Ríos Region in Chile and Chiloé Island. It weighs 1.8 to 3.95 kg (4.0 to 8.7 lb). Its tail is 17.5 to 25.5 cm (7 to 10 in) long.[3][4]

Darwin's fox[1]
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Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Lycalopex
Species:
L. fulvipes
Binomial name
Lycalopex fulvipes
(Martin, 1837)
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Darwin's fox range
Synonyms
  • lagopus (Molina, 1782)

Darwin's Fox Media

References

  1. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. {{cite book}}: no-break space character in |first= at position 3 (help)
  2. Silva-Rodríguez, E; Farias, A.; Moreira-Arce, D.; Cabello, J.; Hidalgo-Hermoso, E.; Lucherini, M. & Jiménez, J. (2016). "Lycalopex fulvipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T41586A85370871.
  3. Silva-Rodríguez, E; Farias, A.; Moreira-Arce, D.; Cabello, J.; Hidalgo-Hermoso, E.; Lucherini, M. & Jiménez, J. (2016). "Lycalopex fulvipes".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Wozencraft, C. W. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.