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Lycalopex sechurae is a species of mammal belonging to the family Canidae. It is classified within the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The species is a member of the South American fox group and is commonly known as the Sechura fox, Juancito, Pacha Zorro, or Perro De Monte De Sechura.
The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Near Threatened in 2017. Records associated with the taxon are located in Peru, with data held by institutions such as the ROM.
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Species
Near ThreatenedSechuran Fox
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
Maximum longevity: 9.9 years (captivity) Observations: One captive animal lived 9.9 years (Richard Weigl 2005). Although it is possible that maximum longevity is underestimated in this species, they are the smallest of the genus (Ronald Nowak 1999), which may explain their shortest lifespan. Further studies would be useful, however.
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Encyclopedic overview
The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae), also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a small South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro. It gets its name for being found in the Sechura Desert in northwestern Peru.
It is one of ten extant species of canid endemic to South America. This fox inhabits a narrow region west of the Andes Mountains running along the coastline of Peru and southern Ecuador. More specifically, in dry areas such as savannah-like deserts, cliff-sides, along the western side of the Andes mountains, and beaches. The Sechuran Fox is known by the common names Sechura desert fox and Peruvian desert fox. The etymology of its scientific name comes from the Greek "lycos" meaning "wolf," and "alopex" meaning "fox". Before it was classified under Lycalopex, the Sechuran fox was classed under the Dusicyon genus established by Oldfield Thomas in 1914, and was later moved to the Pseudalopex (meaning "false fox") genus by A. Langguth in 1975.
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