Genus

South American Foxes

Lycalopex

4 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lycalopex gymnocercus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Lycalopex culpaeus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lycalopex vetulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycalopex sechurae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see South American Foxes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	~90%
	Pampas Fox			~90%
	Culpeo			~20%
2	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	~60%
	Culpeo			~40%
	Pampas Fox			~40%
3	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~50%
	Culpeo			~40%
	Pampas Fox			~20%
4	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~50%
	Pampas Fox			~50%
5	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~50%
	Pampas Fox			~50%
6	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~50%
	Culpeo			~40%
	Pampas Fox			Insufficient data
7	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Culpeo			~40%
8	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~40%
	Pampas Fox			~40%
9	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~40%
	Culpeo			~40%
10	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~30%
	Culpeo			Insufficient data
	Sechuran Fox			Insufficient data
11	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Hoary Fox			~20%
12	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Pampas Fox			Insufficient data
13	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Hoary Fox			Insufficient data
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Culpeo			Insufficient data
15	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Culpeo			Insufficient data
16	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Sechuran Fox			Insufficient data

South American Foxes

Species in this group

Pampas Fox

Culpeo

Hoary Fox

Sechuran Fox

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see South American Foxes

Parks Ranked