Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837)

[Vulpes] fulvipes Martin 1837, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 11.

Type Locality: "island of Chiloé".

Vernacular Names: Darwin's Fox.

Synonyms: Lycalopex lagopus (Molina 1782) .

Distribution: Chile (Chiloé Isl, and Nahuelbuta National Park)(Medel et al., 1990).

Conservation: CITES Appendix II (as included in Pseudalopex (= Lycalopex) griseus).

Discussion: The distinctiveness of fulvipes is supported by mtDNA analyses (Yahnke et al., 1996).