Darwin's fox, Lycalopex fulvipes, also called the zorro chilote, is an endangered false fox endemic to Chile, where it lives in the temperate rainforests of Nahuelbuta National Park, the Cordillera de Oncol, Cordillera Pelada and Chiloe Island. It was long held to be a subspecies of the South American gray fox until a small mainland population was found in 1990 and genetic study confirmed it as a distinct species. It is restricted to forest habitats and does not interbreed with other Lycalopex species. An opportunistic omnivore, it eats mostly insects but also small mammals, birds, reptiles, fruits and seeds. Fewer than 1,000 mature individuals are thought to remain. Domestic and feral dogs that spread disease, human disturbance and habitat loss to agriculture and forestry threaten it. It was reclassified from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2016.
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System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 ThreatsInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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Source Darwin's fox (Wikipedia)Lead, endemic to ChileQuote, Lead, endemic to Chile
is endemic to Chile, where it lives in the temperate rainforests of Nahuelbuta National Park
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1. Darwin's fox (Wikipedia)
Lead, IUCN status
Once considered Critically Endangered, it was reclassified as Endangered in 2016.
Diet
Darwin's fox is an opportunistic omnivore and has a varied diet.
Lead, habitat
The species is restricted to forest habitats and does not interbreed with the other Lycalopex species.
Lead, threats, agriculture
Its main threats come from domestic and feral dogs, which spread diseases and attack foxes, along with human disturbance and ongoing habitat loss from agriculture and forestry activity.
Lead, threats, forestry
Its main threats come from domestic and feral dogs, which spread diseases and attack foxes, along with human disturbance and ongoing habitat loss from agriculture and forestry activity.
Lead, endemic to Chile
is endemic to Chile, where it lives in the temperate rainforests of Nahuelbuta National Park
Child Taxon Of: Lycalopex, Lead, genus
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lycalopex fulvipes
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
No special status
3. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt row Lycalopex fulvipes, BodyMass-Value (grams)
Lycalopex fulvipes Canidae 20 40 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Ref_110 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 5146.58
MamFuncDat.txt row Lycalopex fulvipes, Activity-Nocturnal
Lycalopex fulvipes Canidae 20 40 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Ref_110 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 5146.58
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