Lycalopex (South American Foxes)

Genus

South American Foxes

Lycalopex

4 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

Species in this group

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

Pampas Fox
LC

Pampas Fox

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lycalopex gymnocercus

80–90% · Very likely
Culpeo
LC

Culpeo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lycalopex culpaeus

40–50% · Likely
Hoary Fox
NT

Hoary Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lycalopex vetulus

20–30% · Possible
Sechuran Fox
NT

Sechuran Fox

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lycalopex sechurae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 2
90–100%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 2
60–70%
3 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
50–60%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
50–60%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
50–60%
6 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
40–50%
7 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
30–40%
8 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
30–40%
9 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
30–40%
10 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
20–30%
11 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
20–30%
12 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
13 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
14 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
0–10%
15 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
0–10%
16 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%