Pampas fox Lycalopex gymnocercus Least concern
Where the Pampas fox lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,397 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See foxes, jackals & wild dogs on the world map
| Scientific name | Lycalopex gymnocercus |
|---|---|
| Group | Foxes, jackals & wild dogs |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 6 countries |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Canidae |
Where does the Pampas fox live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pampas fox in 6 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: São Francisco de Assis.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Pampas fox endangered?
The Pampas fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Pampas fox?
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Canidae, genus Lycalopex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Pampas fox
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as the grey pampean fox, Pampas zorro, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro (in Guaraní also called aguará chaí, anglicized as aguarachay, in Portuguese also called graxaim ([ɡɾaʃaˈĩ]), is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas. Azara in some of its alternative common names is a reference to Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. In the Spanish-speaking areas of its habitat, the Pampas fox is known by the common names of zorro de las pampas or zorro gris pampeano. In Portuguese-speaking Brazil, it is called by the common names of graxaim or sorro.
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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pampas fox (revision 1381286759), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q832036 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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