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Culpeo
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The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American fox. Despite the name, it is not a true fox, but more closely related to wolves and jackals. Its appearance resembles that of foxes due to convergent evolution.
The culpeo is a South American wild canine that resembles a fox but is actually more closely related to wolves and jackals, a similarity that developed through convergent evolution rather than direct ancestry. Understanding the culpeo matters because it demonstrates how different animal species can evolve similar appearances despite being distantly related, and it represents an important part of South American wildlife that deserves accurate scientific classification.
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Least Concern二名法 Lycalopex culpaeus(Molina, 1782) 山狐（Lycalopex culpaeus），又名寇巴俄狐或厄瓜多爾胡狼，是南美洲的野生犬科動物。牠們是南美洲大陸內體型第二大的犬科，僅次於鬃狼。牠們的外表很像赤狐。牠們的毛呈灰及紅色，下巴白色，腳紅色，背上有一斑紋。 山狐分佈在厄瓜多爾及秘魯至巴塔哥尼亞及火地群島。在安地斯山脈以西最為普遍，棲息在開放遼闊的地區及落葉林。在福克蘭群島上也見到牠們的蹤影，可以由人類所引入。已滅絕的福克蘭狼可能是其近親。 山狐主要吃齧齒目、兔、鳥類及蜥蜴，有時也會吃植物及腐屍。牠們有時會攻擊羊，故會被獵殺或毒殺。[2]在一些地區，牠們的數量已很少，但整體卻未受威脅。 參考 ^ Pseudalopex culpaeus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. ^ Macdonald, David Whyte; Claudio Sillero-Zubiri. The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids. Oxford University Press. 2004. ISBN 0198515553. 引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助) 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=山狐&oldid=42694515” 分类： IUCN无危物种 偽狐屬 隐藏分类： CS1含有外文文本 含有过时参数的引用的页面 TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据不同
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The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American fox. Despite the name, it is not a true fox, but more closely related to wolves and jackals. Its appearance resembles that of foxes due to convergent evolution.
The culpeo's diet consists largely of rodents, rabbits, birds and lizards, and to a lesser extent, plant material and carrion. They may prey on Andean flamingos and baby vicuña. The culpeo sometimes attacks farm animals, among them sheep, goats and poultry; for this, it is hunted in rural Chile and Argentina. In some regions, it has become rare, but overall the species is not threatened with extinction.