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title: "Pseudalopex fulvipes"
description: "Lycalopex fulvipes — Mammiferi. Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex, which is distantly related to wolves and whose members are not true foxes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/darwin-s-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pseudalopex fulvipes

> Lycalopex fulvipes — Mammiferi. Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex, which is distantly related to wolves and whose members are not true foxes.

- Scientific name: *Lycalopex fulvipes*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 91
- Wikidata: [Q631167](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q631167)
- iNaturalist taxon: [516128](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516128)

## Names

- en: Darwin's Fox
- de: Darwinfuchs
- es: Zorro chilote
- fr: Renard de Darwin
- it: Pseudalopex fulvipes
- nl: Darwins vos
- pt: Pseudalopex fulvipes
- pl: Nibylis Darwina

## Countries with the most observations

CL (83)

## Summary

Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex, which is distantly related to wolves and whose members are not true foxes. It is also known as the zorro chilote or zorro de Darwin in Spanish and is endemic to Chile, where it lives in the temperate rainforests of Nahuelbuta National Park, the Cordillera de Oncol, Cordillera Pelada, and Chiloé Island. It is a small, dark-colored species that is distinguished from other Lycalopex by its shorter legs, broader head, and darker pelage.
Darwin's fox was first collected from San Pedro Island off the coast of Chile by the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_fox

## Photo

![Pseudalopex fulvipes](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/darwin-s-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: Roland Kays · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309691266

## Machine access

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