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OverviewAI-generated
Lycalopex gymnocercus, commonly known as the Pampas fox, is a species of South American fox. It belongs to the family Canidae within the order Carnivora and the class Mammalia. The scientific name was established by G.Fischer in 1814. Other common names for this taxon include Zorro de Azara, Zorro de Campo, and Zorro del País.
The species has a recorded range that includes São Francisco de Assis. Occurrence records have been documented in Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2016. Biological data indicates a gestation period of 2, an average litter size of 3.35, and a longest observed lifespan of 13.7.
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Species
Least ConcernLycalopex gymnocercus
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Canidae
- Collections
- MSB, AMNH, CLO, OMNH, KU, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina
Bird sounds
- call· Brazil· quality A
- call· Brazil· quality A
- alarm call· Argentina· quality B
- alarm call· Brazil· quality B
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- South American fox
- Image
- Lycalopex gymnocerca - Frank Thomas Sautter - 579274769.jpeg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Lycalopex gymnocercus
- Commons category
- Pseudalopex gymnocercus
- Commons gallery
- Pseudalopex gymnocercus
- taxon common name
- pampska lisica
- gestation period
- 2
- litter size
- 3.35
- longest observed lifespan
- 13.7
- short name
- L. gymnocercus
- taxon range
- São Francisco de Assis
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Encyclopedic overview
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as the grey pampean fox, Pampas zorro, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro (in Guaraní also called aguará chaí, anglicized as aguarachay, in Portuguese also called graxaim ([ɡɾaʃaˈĩ]), is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas. Azara in some of its alternative common names is a reference to Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lycalopex gymnocercus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.