Argentine Grey Fox

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Grey Zorro
Conservation status
Least concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Pseudalopex Species: P. griseus
Binomial name
Pseudalopex griseus (Gray, 1837)

The Chilla, Grey Zorro or South American Grey Fox (Pseudalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian Fox, is a species of zorros (false foxes).

[edit] Range and Habitat

It is found in southern parts of South America. In Argentina (where it has a population of about 60,000), Chile and, possibly, Peru and some Atlantic islands, including the Falkland Islands.

[edit] Physical Appearance

The Grey Zorro is a small South American canid, weighing only 2.5–4 kg (5–9 pounds), and measuring 43–70 cm (17–27 inches) in length.

[edit] Diet

Its diet consists mainly of rodents, birds, and rabbits.

[edit] Reproduction and Life Cycle

They breed in late austral fall, around March. After a gestation period of 2 months, 2-4 kits are born in a den. Not much else is recorded about their lifestyle.

[edit] References

• Jiménez et al (2004). Pseudalopex griseus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• IUCN (2004): Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs

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