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title: "Pseudalopex griseus"
description: "Lycalopex grisea — Mammiferi. The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or zorro gris (gray fox or gray zorro), is a South American species of Lycalopex (the \"false\" or lesser foxes) in the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, coyotes and foxes, among other canids."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chilla
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pseudalopex griseus

> Lycalopex grisea — Mammiferi. The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or zorro gris (gray fox or gray zorro), is a South American species of Lycalopex (the "false" or lesser foxes) in the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, coyotes and foxes, among other canids.

- Scientific name: *Lycalopex grisea*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3084
- Wikidata: [Q601913](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q601913)
- iNaturalist taxon: [332338](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/332338)

## Names

- en: Chilla
- de: Argentinischer Kampfuchs
- es: Zorro gris
- fr: Renard gris d'Argentine
- it: Pseudalopex griseus
- nl: Patagonische vos
- pt: Raposa-cinzenta-argentina
- pl: Nibylis argentyński

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1690), AR (1152), PE (10)

## Summary

The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or zorro gris (gray fox or gray zorro), is a South American species of Lycalopex (the "false" or lesser foxes) in the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, coyotes and foxes, among other canids. It is endemic to the southern parts of Argentina and Chile, primarily Patagonia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_gray_fox

## Photo

![Pseudalopex griseus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilla/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17411370

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chilla?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).