culpeo fox

E583512

The culpeo fox is a large South American canid, similar in appearance to a small wolf, known for inhabiting Andean and Patagonian regions where it preys on rodents, birds, and occasionally livestock.

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Label Occurrences
culpeo fox canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canid ⓘ
carnivore ⓘ
fox-like canid ⓘ
wild canid ⓘ
activityPattern mainly crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
bodyLength about 60–115 cm ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor grayish ⓘ
reddish ⓘ
commonName Andean fox ⓘ
Andean zorro ⓘ
culpeo ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet birds ⓘ
carrion ⓘ
fruit ⓘ
lagomorphs ⓘ
livestock ⓘ
rodents ⓘ
family Canidae ⓘ
foundInCountry Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Falkland Islands ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
genus Lycalopex ⓘ
habitat Andean shrublands ⓘ
Patagonian steppe ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ
open grasslands ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
litterSize typically 2–5 pups ⓘ
muzzle relatively short and robust ⓘ
nativeTo Andes ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
persecutedFor fur ⓘ
predation on sheep ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction gives birth in dens ⓘ
roleInEcosystem controls rodent populations ⓘ
medium-sized predator in Andean ecosystems ⓘ
scientificName Lycalopex culpaeus ⓘ
linked to: Patagonian gray fox
socialStructure pairs during breeding season ⓘ
usually solitary ⓘ
synonym Pseudalopex culpaeus ⓘ
linked to: Patagonian gray fox
tailFeature bushy tail with black tip ⓘ
tailLength about 32–44 cm ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threatTo small livestock ⓘ
trophicLevel mesopredator ⓘ
weight about 5–13 kg ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karukinka Natural Park → hasFauna → culpeo fox ⓘ