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Lycalopex griseus Skull Replica measures 4.9 inches. Lycalopex griseus Skull Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Known as South American Gray Fox
The South-American Gray Fox or Lycalopex griseus, commonly called Raposa in Portuguese, or Zorro in Spanish, are a genus of the family Canidae from South America.
Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus related to wolves and jackals, which somewhat resemble foxes due to convergent evolution.
The South-American gray fox or Lycalopex griseus, is the most common species, and is known for its large ears and a highly marketable, russet-fringed pelt.
Their head is reddish-brown flecked with white. The ears are large and there is a distinct black spot on the chin. The pelage is brindled, with agouti guard hairs and a short, dense pale undercoat. The underparts are pal grey. The limbs are tawny and the thighs are corssed by a dark bar. The long, bushy tail of these animals has a dark dorsal stripe and dark tip with a paler, mottled underside.
The average Gray Fox skull is about 5 inches long. The skull is made up of the cranial bones (cranium) and the facial bones (which include the mandible). The joints of the cranial and facial bones are call sutures.
The South-American Gray Fox in the wild seldom live more than 6 years, although in captivity may survive to 14 or 15 years.
The South-American gray fox or Lycalopex griseus is found in the Southern Cone of South America, particularly in Argentina and Chile.
In Argentina, the South-American gray fox or Lycalopex griseus inhabits the western semiarid region of the country, from the Andean spurs to meridian South from the Río Grande, the distribution of the fox widens reaching the Atlantic coast.
The diet varies in different parts of its range and at different times of year. It consists mainly of mammals, birds, arthropods, bird eggs, reptiles, fruit and carrion.
The main prey items seem to be small mammals, especially rodents. Fruits eaten include Cryptocarya alba, Lithraea caustica and Prosopanche.
The Lycalopex griseus breeds in early austral autumn, around March. After a gestation period of two months, two to four kits are born in a den. Both parents help to care for the young. When the kids are 4 to 6 weeks old, they start to leave the den with their mothers. Reproductive maturity is reached at 1 year of age.
The South American Gray Fox is a largely solitary animal that has long been hunted for its pelt. The foxes sometimes go near human habitations in search of food, such as chickens and sheep, but tend to avoid areas visited by dogs.
Lycalopex griseus are useful in their role as scavengers of carrion and as dispersers of the seeds of the fruit they eat.
