Pampas Fox
Lycalopex gymnocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusLycalopex (South American Foxes)
- SpeciesLycalopex gymnocercus (Pampas Fox)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Neotropical Otter
Lontra longicaudis
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Geoffroy's Cat
Leopardus geoffroyi
Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus chinga
Lesser Grison
Galictis cuja
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pampas Fox in Iberá National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Pampas Fox sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pampas Fox in Iberá National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Pampas Fox in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.