Genus

South American Foxes

Lycalopex

3 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyCanidae (Canids)
GenusLycalopex (South American Foxes)

Species in this group

Lycalopex gymnocercus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lycalopex culpaeus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lycalopex vetulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see South American Foxes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 18 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 3	~90%
	Pampas Fox			~90%
	Culpeo			~30%
2	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 3	~60%
	Culpeo			~40%
	Pampas Fox			~40%
3	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 3	~60%
	Culpeo			~50%
	Pampas Fox			~20%
4	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~50%
	Pampas Fox			~50%
5	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~50%
	Pampas Fox			~50%
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~40%
	Pampas Fox			~40%
7	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~40%
	Culpeo			~40%
8	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 3	~40%
	Culpeo			~40%
9	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Hoary Fox			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~30%
	Pampas Fox			~30%
2	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~20%
	Pampas Fox			~20%
3	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 3	~10%
	Culpeo			~10%
4	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Pampas Fox			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
2	Zoológico de Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
3	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
4	Bioparque "Washington Rodriguez Piquinela"	🇺🇾 Uruguay	In captivity
5	Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
6	Parque Ecológico de São Carlos	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
7	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
8	Zoo Americana / Parque Ecológico Municipal	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
9	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
10	Reserva de Fauna y Flora Pan de Azúcar	🇺🇾 Uruguay	In captivity
11	Chilean National Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
12	Granja los Pibes	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
13	Zoologico Mundo Andino - Tipon	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
14	Zoológico de Concepción	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
15	Zoológico de Oruro	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
16	Agroflori Parque de las Aves	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
17	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Cóndor	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity

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South American Foxes

Species in this group

Pampas Fox

Culpeo

Hoary Fox

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see South American Foxes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found