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title: "Andesvos"
description: "Lycalopex culpaeus — Zoogdieren. The culpeo, also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American fox."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/culpeo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andesvos

> Lycalopex culpaeus — Zoogdieren. The culpeo, also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American fox.

- Scientific name: *Lycalopex culpaeus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 4293
- Wikidata: [Q373558](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373558)
- iNaturalist taxon: [516126](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516126)

## Names

- en: Culpeo
- de: Andenschakal
- es: Zorro culpeo
- fr: Renard de Magellan
- it: Pseudalopex culpaeus
- nl: Andesvos
- pt: Pseudalopex culpaeus
- pl: Nibylis andyjski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1525), AR (975), EC (742), BO (216), PE (146), CO (8)

## Summary

The culpeo, 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.

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

## Photo

![Andesvos](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/culpeo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193186810

## Machine access

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