The Little Fox

There are many beautiful and fantastic animals. In Chile there very special animal and species and there are some that are only present in our country, can be found in the temperate forest, in the mountains of Nahuelbuta and island of Chiloé. An example of this is the Darwin's fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) that only lives in Chile.

The Darwin's fox is the smallest of the foxes that live here in Chile and this fox have a body length of approximately 53 cms, a tail length of approximately 22 cms, and they weigh between 2 and 3 kgs. They are dark grey in colour with a pale coloured underside. Darwin's foxes mainly feed on small mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, insects and fruits.

In addition, there have been various efforts to conserve this species. However, it is an endangered species and has been threatened by habitat loss due to forestal companies, hunting and diseases transmitted by dogs.

It is very important that we protect this species as many others. We must preserve our flora and fauna.