Darwin's fox

The Darwin's fox (aka: Darwin's zorro, Lycalopex Fulvipes) is a small canine dubed as critically endangered by the IUCN Redlist.

The Darwin's Fox has a dark brown coat with red areas on its head and face, and it has shorter legs than the mainland foxes, and weighs 2-4 kg, much smaller than the Lycalopex Griseus which weighs between 5-10 kg. Coat of Darwin's Fox is dark grey-violet with red areas on it ears, head and limbs. Their dewlap and underbelly is mainly white, and thorax is sometimes locally cover of white coating.

It is believed that there are only 250 Darwin's foxes on Chiloé Island and up to 70 on the mainland, and they are listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union. Fragmentation of forest adjacent to the national park and on the island is a concern for their conservation, and feral dogs may pose the greatest threat to their survival by spreading disease or directly attacking. Persecution by people who think that the foxes attack domestic fowls is also a potential problem.