The South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus, also called the chilla or Patagonian fox, is a small fox-like canid of southern Argentina and Chile, mainly Patagonia. It weighs 2.5 to 5.45 kilograms and has a reddish-brown head flecked with white, large ears, a black spot on the chin, a brindled coat with pale grey underparts and a bushy tail with a dark stripe and tip. It lives in habitats from warm arid scrubland in the Argentine uplands and the cold Patagonian steppe to forest in southernmost Chile. It eats small mammals, birds, arthropods, eggs, reptiles, fruit and carrion, scavenges, and disperses seeds. It is largely solitary and long hunted for its pelt. It was introduced to the Falkland Islands and to Tierra del Fuego, and where it overlaps the larger culpeo it is pushed out of the best hunting areas.
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Source South American gray fox (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, ArgentinaQuote, Range and habitat, Argentina
The South American gray fox is found in Argentina and Chile in the Southern Cone of South America.
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Source South American gray fox (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, ChileQuote, Range and habitat, Chile
The South American gray fox is found in Argentina and Chile in the Southern Cone of South America.
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Diet
It consists mainly of mammals, birds, arthropods, bird eggs, reptiles, fruit and carrion.
Interaction with environment, living species
They are useful in their role as scavengers of carrion and as dispersers of the seeds of the fruit they eat.
Range and habitat
The South American gray fox occurs in a variety of habitats, from the warm, arid scrublands of the Argentine uplands and the cold, arid Patagonian steppe to the forests of southernmost Chile.
Interaction with environment, hunting
The South American gray fox is a largely solitary animal that has long been hunted for its pelt.
Range and habitat, Argentina
The South American gray fox is found in Argentina and Chile in the Southern Cone of South America.
Range and habitat, Chile
The South American gray fox is found in Argentina and Chile in the Southern Cone of South America.
Child Taxon Of: Lycalopex, 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
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
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
In Ecosystem: Patagonian Steppe, Range and habitat, Patagonian steppe
The South American gray fox occurs in a variety of habitats, from the warm, arid scrublands of the Argentine uplands and the cold, arid Patagonian steppe to the forests of southernmost Chile.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lycalopex griseus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
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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 griseus, BodyMass-Value (grams)
Lycalopex griseus Canidae 10 30 30 0 0 0 20 0 0 10 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 5146.58
MamFuncDat.txt row Lycalopex griseus, Activity-Nocturnal
Lycalopex griseus Canidae 10 30 30 0 0 0 20 0 0 10 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 5146.58
View the Source 4. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Lycalopex griseus
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
10.9 years (captivity)
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