Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Huascarán National Park

1 Verified records at Huascarán National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), also known as Culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf, and colpeo fox, is a species of South American fox. Despite the name, it is not a true fox, but more closely related to wolves and jackals. Its appearance resembles that of foxes due to convergent evolution. The culpeo's diet consists largely of rodents, rabbits, birds and lizards, and to a lesser extent, plant material and carrion. They may prey on Andean flamingos and baby vicuña. The culpeo sometimes attacks farm animals, among them sheep, goats and poultry; for this, it is hunted in rural Chile and Argentina. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park

Lycalopex sechurae

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Culpeo at Huascarán National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
2	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
3	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	30–40%
4	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
5	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	30–40%
6	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	20–30%
7	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
9	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

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