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    Lycalopex culpaeus magellanicus, o zorro culpeo patagónico, en el Parque nacional Torres del Paine, Chile.jpg · Resized and converted to WebP for display. CARLOS TEIXIDOR CADENAS · CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Culpeo

    Lycalopex culpaeus

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraCanidae

    The culpeo is a South American canid also called the Andean fox. Its presence in a range of environments reflects flexible habitat and food use rather than restriction to a single mountain zone.

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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyCanidae
    8. GenusLycalopex
    9. SpeciesLycalopex culpaeus
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Caniformia suborder
    25. Canidae family
    26. Lycalopex genus
    27. Lycalopex culpaeus species
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    Physical traits

    A substantial foxlike body carries gray and reddish coloration, with a bushy tail.

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    Habitat and range

    Andean foothills, valleys and other open or covered landscapes can be occupied.

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    Diet and nutrition

    Small mammals, birds, carrion, invertebrates and fruit contribute according to availability.

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    Behavior and activity

    Adults are often solitary outside breeding and the period when pairs associate with young. Food resources influence local movement and space use.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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    Evidence

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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