#0347 · 🦊 mammals

Culpeo

🇳🇱 Andesvos ·Lycalopex culpaeus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The culpeo ( Lycalopex culpaeus ), sometimes known as the zorro culpeo or Andean fox , is a South American fox species. It is the second largest native canid on the continent, after the maned wolf. In appearance, it bears many similarities to the widely recognized red fox. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs, and a stripe on its back that may be barely visible.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,415iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,415 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782 (244 years ago).