Culpeo
species of mammal
The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), is a type of South American fox. It is the second-largest native canid in South America. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs and a stripe on its back.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Lycalopex |
| Species: | L. culpaeus
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| Lycalopex culpaeus (Molina, 1782)
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The culpeo eats rodents, rabbits, birds and lizards. It also eats a little bit of plants and carrion. The culpeo attack sheep sometimes and is therefore hunted or poisoned. In some places, the culpeo is rare, but overall the species is not threatened with extinction.[3]
References
change- ↑ Jiménez, J. E.; Lucherini, M. & Novaro, A. J. (2008). "Pseudalopex culpaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ Jiménez, J. E.; Lucherini, M. & Novaro, A. J. (2008). "Pseudalopex culpaeus".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Macdonald, David Whyte; Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (2004). The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids. ISBN 978-0-19-851555-5.
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