The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back for Part 2 of the fox posts.  I realized after last week that this isn’t really Halloween or scary themed like one would expect.  Maybe I should have gone for creepier animals.  Well, I’ll have the last 2 Sundays of October to do that.  For now, I want to stick with the foxes.

The 6 species in this post are all members of the Lycalopex genus.  They are the South American foxes.  I should point out that these are not considered ‘true foxes’.  They are more closely related to jackals and wolves.  So were the species from last weekend, but I forgot to mention that.  Sorry.

Culpeo- Least Concerned (Also called Andean Fox, Paramo Wolf, or Andean Wolf.)

Darwin’s Fox- Endangered (Upgraded from Critically Endangered in 2016)

Hoary Fox- Least Concern (Also called Hoary Zorro. Zorro is Spanish for fox and used for all members of this genus.)

Pampas Fox- Least Concern (Also called Azara’s Fox or Grey Pampean Fox.)

Sechuran Fox- Near Threatened (Also called Peruvian Desert Fox.)

South American Gray Fox- Least Concern (Also called the Patagonian Fox, chilla, or gray zorro.)

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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15 Responses to The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 2

  1. noelleg44's avatar noelleg44 says:
    October 8, 2023 at 11:51 am

    Darwin’s fox is gorgeous!

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  2. DebyFredericks's avatar DebyFredericks says:
    October 8, 2023 at 12:01 pm

    I didn’t know that Zorro is the Spanish word for fox!

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  3. coldhandboyack's avatar coldhandboyack says:
    October 8, 2023 at 1:34 pm

    Heck, I remember the old Zorro TV series. They always referenced him as the fox. These are impressive. I didn’t know there were so many species of fox.

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  4. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    October 8, 2023 at 3:14 pm

    Excellent post on foxes, Charles. I didn’t know Zorro was Spanish for fox. Thanks for this.

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  5. Ed - Nature Photography's avatar Ed - Nature Photography says:
    October 9, 2023 at 4:54 am

    Nice post, I love photographing Red Foxes but haven’t had a chance to see any others

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  6. Jennie's avatar Jennie says:
    October 9, 2023 at 11:38 am

    Who knew there were so many colors and varieties! Darwin’s fox is quite beautiful.

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  7. Neil Maxwell's avatar Neil Maxwell says:
    October 28, 2023 at 2:07 am

    Beautiful coats – this is a very nice collection!

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