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Darwin's fox
Pseudalopex fulvipes.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Lycalopex
Species:
fulvipes
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Darwin's fox range
Synonyms
  • lagopus (Molina, 1782)

The Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is a type of canid from the genus Lycalopex. It lives in Nahuelbuta National Park in the Araucanía Region, the Valdivian Coastal Range in the Los Ríos Region in Chile and Chiloé Island. It weighs 1.8 to 3.95 kg (4.0 to 8.7 lb). Its tail is 17.5 to 25.5 cm (7 to 10 in) long.

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