The Pampas fox, Lycalopex gymnocercus, also known as Azara's fox or the grey pampean fox, is a medium-sized false fox native to the South American Pampas. It resembles the culpeo but has a wider snout, reddish fur on the head and neck and a black mark on the muzzle, with short dense grey fur, a dark line down the back and pale underparts. Adults measure 51 to 80 centimetres in body length and weigh 2.4 to 8 kilograms. It prefers open grassland, often near farmland, and ranges across northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil. Mostly nocturnal and solitary except in the breeding season, it is more omnivorous than most canids. People hunt it for its fur and to protect livestock, but it remains common.
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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Source Pampas fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, ArgentinaQuote, Distribution, Argentina
The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
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Behavior and diet
Pampas foxes are more omnivorous than most other canids, and have a varied and opportunistic diet.
Behavior and diet, activity pattern
They are mainly nocturnal, becoming active at dusk, although may also be active during the day.
Threats, living species
However, because they remain common in most areas where they have been studied, the Pampas fox is not presently considered a threatened species.
Distribution
It prefers open pampas habitats, often close to agricultural land, but can also be found in montane or chaco forest, dry scrubland, and wetland habitats.
Threats
The main threats to the Pampas fox comes from humans hunting them for their fur or to prevent them from attacking livestock
Distribution, Argentina
The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution, Uruguay
The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution, Bolivia
The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution, Paraguay
The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Distribution, Brazil
The Pampas fox can be found primarily in northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Child Taxon Of: Lycalopex, Lead, genus
is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas
In Biome: Wetlands, Distribution, wetland habitats
It prefers open pampas habitats, often close to agricultural land, but can also be found in montane or chaco forest, dry scrubland, and wetland habitats.
In Ecosystem: Pampas, Lead
is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lycalopex gymnocercus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Appendix II
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
Least Concern
View the Source 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 gymnocercus, BodyMass-Value (grams)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt row Lycalopex gymnocercus, BodyMass-Value (grams)
Lycalopex gymnocercus Canidae 0 30 20 0 0 0 30 0 0 20 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 4542.67
4. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Lycalopex gymnocercus
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
13.7 years (captivity)
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