Pampas fox

Gestation lasts 59 days, up to 61 days, litters average 3.1 young, and sexual maturity is reached at 304 days. The IUCN Red List classifies the pampas fox as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

4.54 kg – 4.69 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

13.7 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

59.2 days – 60.9 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

3.09 – 3.35src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

9.99 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The pampas fox is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyCanidae
6. genusLycalopex
7. SpeciesLycalopex gymnocercus (G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1814)

Synonyms Dusicyon gymnocercus, Lycalopex gymnocercus antiquus, Lycalopex gymnocercus gymnocercus, Procyon gymnocercus, Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex gymnocercus antiquus, Pseudalopex gymnocercus gymnocercus, Pseudalopex gymnocercus lordi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

Canidae

NT, Near Threatened

Hoary fox

Lycalopex vetulus

Canidae

EN, Endangered

Darwin's fox

Lycalopex fulvipes

Canidae

LC, Least Concern

South American gray fox

Lycalopex griseus

Canidae

NT, Near Threatened

Sechuran fox

Lycalopex sechurae

Canidae

ComparePampas fox vs CulpeoPampas fox vs Hoary foxPampas fox vs Darwin's foxPampas fox vs South American gray fox

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@misc{pampas_fox_2026,
  title = {Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pampas-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}