Culpeo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Culpeo |
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Lycalopex
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culpaeus
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The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), is a type of South American fox. It is the second-largest native canid in South America. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs and a stripe on its back.
The culpeo eats rodents, rabbits, birds and lizards. It also eats a little bit of plants and carrion. The culpeo attack sheep sometimes and is therefore hunted or poisoned. In some places, the culpeo is rare, but overall the species is not threatened with extinction.
Images for kids
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Culpeo skull
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A culpeo in the Antofagasta Region
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A culpeo feasting on the carcass of a vicuña at El Tatio, San Pedro de Atacama, the Antofagasta Region
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Lycalopex culpaeus andinus (Thomas, 1914)
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Lycalopex culpaeus culpaeus (Molina, 1782)
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Lycalopex culpaeus lycoides (Philippi, 1896)
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Lycalopex culpaeus magellanicus (Gray, 1837)
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Lycalopex culpaeus reissii (Hilzheimer, 1906)
See also
In Spanish: Zorro culpeo para niños
