Lycalopex fulvipes

Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex. It is also known as the zorro chilote or zorro de Darwin in Spanish and lives on Nahuelbuta National Park, the Cordillera de Oncol, Cordillera Pelada in mainland Chile and Chiloé Island.Farías, A. A., M. A. Sepúlveda, E. A. Silva-Rodríguez, A. Eguren, D. González, N. I. Jordán, E. Ovando, P. Stowhas. 2014. A new population of Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) in the Valdivian Coastal Range. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 87:3. This small, dark canine weighs 1.8 to, has a head-and-body length of 48 to and a tail that is 17.5 to. Darwin's fox displays no key differences between male and female other than the fact that the male has a broader muzzle. Males display no territorial behavior and aren't aggressive towards other males roaming around their territory. Darwin's fox was first collected from San Pedro Island off the coast of Chile by the naturalist Charles Darwin in 1834. It was long held that Darwin's fox was a subspecies of the South American gray fox (L. griseus); however, the discovery of a small population of Darwin's fox on the mainland in Nahuelbuta National Park in 1990Medel, R. G. et al. 1990. Discovery of a continental population of the rare Darwin fox, Dusicyon fulvipes (Martin, 1839) in Chile. Biological Conservation 51:71–77 and subsequent genetic analysis has clarified the fox's status as a unique species.Yahnke, C.J. et al. 1996. "Darwin's Fox: A Distinct Endangered Species in a Vanishing Habitat". Conservation Biology 10:366–375 In 2012 and 2013 the presence of the Darwin's fox at Oncol Park, Alerce Costero National Park and the Valdivian Coastal Reserve was confirmed through camera trapping.

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