Pampas Fox
Lycalopex gymnocercus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusLycalopex (South American Foxes)
- SpeciesLycalopex gymnocercus (Pampas Fox)
The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as the grey pampean fox, Pampas zorro, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro (in Guaraní also called aguará chaí, anglicized as aguarachay, in Portuguese also called graxaim ([ɡɾaʃaˈĩ]), is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American Pampas. Azara in some of its alternative common names is a reference to Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Pampas Fox sighting in Península Valdés, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pampas Fox in Península Valdés?
About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Pampas Fox sighting in Península Valdés, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pampas Fox in Península Valdés?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pampas Fox in Península Valdés in our monthly data.