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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Lycalopex |
| Species: | L. fulvipes
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| Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin, 1837)
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Darwin's Fox Media
A male Darwin's fox in Ahuenco, Chiloé Island, Chile
References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Silva-Rodríguez, E. 'Lycalopex fulvipes'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T41586A85370871.
- ↑ Silva-Rodríguez, E; Farias, A.; Moreira-Arce, D.; Cabello, J.; Hidalgo-Hermoso, E.; Lucherini, M. & Jiménez, J.. Lycalopex fulvipes (2016).
- ↑ Wozencraft, C. W.. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (2005). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.