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title: "Nibylis siwy"
description: "Lycalopex vetula — Ssaki. The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for \"little fox of the meadow\"), is a species of zorro or \"false\" fox endemic to Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/hoary-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nibylis siwy

> Lycalopex vetula — Ssaki. The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for "little fox of the meadow"), is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Lycalopex vetula*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 127
- Wikidata: [Q257432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257432)
- iNaturalist taxon: [516127](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516127)

## Names

- en: Hoary Fox
- de: Brasilianischer Kampfuchs
- es: Zorro Hoary
- fr: Renard chenu
- it: Pseudalopex vetulus
- nl: Lycalopex vetulus
- pt: Raposa-do-campo
- pl: Nibylis siwy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (107)

## Summary

The hoary fox or hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus), also known as raposinha-do-campo in Brazil (Portuguese for "little fox of the meadow"), is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil. Unlike many other foxes, it feeds primarily on small invertebrates such as insects.

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

## Photo

![Nibylis siwy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hoary-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: Charles Hamilton Smith · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoaryfox.jpg

## Machine access

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