Lycalopex, commonly called the South American foxes or zorros, is a genus of canid native to South America; despite the name, its members are not true foxes but a distinct lineage more closely related to wolves and jackals, with some species resembling foxes through convergent evolution. The South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus, is the most common and best known species, historically valued for its russet-fringed pelt. The genus fossil record extends back roughly 2 to 2.5 million years to the mid to late Pliocene, and its species were long placed in the genus Dusicyon before being reclassified into Lycalopex, via the synonym Pseudalopex, by Langguth in 1975.
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Source Culpeo (Wikipedia)
Source Darwin's fox (Wikipedia)
Source Hoary fox (Wikipedia)
Source Pampas fox (Wikipedia)
Source Sechuran fox (Wikipedia)
Source South American gray fox (Wikipedia)
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2. Wikipedia: South American fox
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Child Taxon Of: Canidae, Lead
but are a unique canid genus more closely related to wolves and jackals than to true foxes
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Lycalopex
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"speciesExtantCount": 6
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Lycalopex
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Lycalopex" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 23.04 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
Wikidata: Lycalopex
Wikidata Q132687, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Hoary fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Hoary fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Hoary fox, Lead, genus
The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for "little fox of the meadow"), is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil.
Culpeo (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Culpeo, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Culpeo, Lead, genus
The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American fox.
Pampas fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pampas fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pampas fox, Lead, genus
is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas
Sechuran fox (Wikipedia)
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The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae), also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a small South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro.
South American gray fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: South American gray fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: South American gray fox, Lead, genus
The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or zorro gris (gray fox or gray zorro), is a South American species of Lycalopex (the "false" or lesser foxes) in the Canidae family
Darwin's fox (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Darwin's fox, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Darwin's fox, Lead, genus
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex
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