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Species
Near ThreatenedMaximum longevity: 12.6 years (captivity)
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- South American fox
- Image
- Hoaryfox.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Pseudalopex vetulus
- taxon name
- Lycalopex vetulus
- Commons gallery
- Pseudalopex vetulus
- taxon common name
- Brasilianischer Kampfuchs
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- L. vetulus
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Encyclopedic overview
The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for "little fox of the meadow"), is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil. Unlike many other foxes, it feeds primarily on small invertebrates such as insects.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hoary fox” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.