Speaking of the river fox, many people have not heard of it, it is a pseudo fox. It is distributed in the central part of South America and is a characteristic species of South America. Previously, due to excessive hunting by people, the number of river foxes is now very small. The figure of the river fox is very well-proportioned and perfect, and it looks particularly beautiful.

Let's briefly Get to know the river fox.

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Hehu

【Latin name】Lycalopex gymnocercus

【Alias】Pampas prairie fox, Paraguayan fox, Paraguayan jackal

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Door】Chordate

【Subfamily】 Door: Vertebrate subphylum

[Class] Mammalia

[Subclass] Eutheria

[Order] Carnivora

【Suborder】Schizopoda

【Family】Canidae

【Subfamily】Fox Subfamily

【Genus】Pseudofox

[Species] river fox

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body type: The river fox is a medium-sized fox with a similar appearance Mountain fox, but smaller in size, weighing 4.2-6.5 kg, with an average length of 62 cm.

2. Characteristics: The river fox's coat is gray, and the snout has black markings. Their hair is short and dense, and the back and belly are grey. The head and neck are red, and the ears are triangular, broad and large, red on the outside and white on the inside. The tail is 34 cm long, with two thick black hairs on the tail, one on the upper side of the base of the tail and one on the tip of the tail.

III. Living habits

1. Habitat: River foxes inhabit pampas, hills, badlands, ridges and deserts. They prefer forests with tall grassy plains, mountains, streams, or dunes, with occasional access to forested areas.

2. Diet: River foxes are omnivores, but mainly eat meat. About 75% of the diet consists of rodents, lagomorphs (rabbits, hares and pikas), and birds. These foxes also eat frogs and lizards. Plant matter includes fruit, sugar cane stalks. Even poaching poultry.

3. Breeding: The breeding season of the river fox is from July to October every year, and the pregnant female fox will hide in the nest under the tree or in the jungle. The gestation period is 55-60 days, and each litter produces 3-5 young foxes.

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