Sechuran fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Sechuran fox lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lycalopex sechurae
Group	Foxes, jackals & wild dogs
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Canidae

Where does the Sechuran fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sechuran fox in 2 countries and territories across South America.

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 Sechuran fox endangered?

The Sechuran fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sechuran fox?

The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Canidae, genus Lycalopex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sechuran fox

The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae), also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a small South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro. It gets its name for being found in the Sechura Desert in northwestern Peru.

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Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sechuran fox (revision 1381286406), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q842467 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).