Hoary fox
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Not to be confused with Blanford's fox, or Afghan fox, also known as 'hoary fox'.
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.
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Hoary fox[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Lycalopex |
Species: | L. vetulus |
Binomial name | |
Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842) | |
Hoary fox range | |
Synonyms | |
Pseudoalopex vetulus |
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