Culpeo
Lycalopex culpaeus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,336
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Culpeo”.