Canid hybrid between a Pampas fox and a domesticated dog
Dogxim
Graxorra (Portuguese)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Canidae
Subfamily:
Caninae
Tribe:
Canini
Hybrid:
Lycalopex gymnocercus × Canis familiaris
Dogxim, or Graxorra in Portuguese, was a female canid hybrid between a Pampas fox and a domesticated dog that was discovered in Brazil during 2021.[1] The canid showed a mixture of fox and dog behaviours,[2] and a team of geneticists led by Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas and Rafael Kretschmer announced in 2023 that she was a distinct hybrid genetically that "represents the first documented case of hybridization between these two [fox and dog] species".[3]
She was popularized as the first "fox"-dog hybrid documented in the world,[4][5] although the Pampas fox and other South American foxes are not true foxes,[6] being instead closer genetically to wolf-like canids, which include dogs.[7][8]
Dogxim was kept at the animal care centre Mantenedouro São Braz. However, when the scientists requested fresh photographs of the canid in September 2023, the caretakers reported that she had died six months prior to the request. The Brazilian government then issued an investigation into the cause of death.[4][9]
^Pinkstone, Joe (2023-09-13). "First ever dog-fox hybrid discovered in the wild". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^Mulholland, Meaghan (2023-09-27). "Meet 'Dogxim,' the world's first known dog-fox hybrid—and a genetic oddity". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^Szynwelski, Bruna Elenara; Kretschmer, Rafael; Matzenbacher, Cristina Araujo; Ferrari, Flávia; Alievi, Marcelo Meller; de Freitas, Thales Renato Ochotorena (2023-08-03). "Hybridization in Canids-A Case Study of Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) and Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Hybrid". Animals. 13 (15): 2505. doi:10.3390/ani13152505. PMC 10417603. PMID 37570312.
^ abIyer, Sunita (2023-09-19). "First-ever dog-fox hybrid 'Dogxim' discovered in Brazil dies mysteriously, prompts investigation". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^"Brazil unveils world's first confirmed dog-fox hybrid 'Dogxim' which barked like a dog and hunted like a fox". The Economic Times. 2023-09-14. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^Castelló, José R. (2018-09-11). Canids of the World: Wolves, Wild Dogs, Foxes, Jackals, Coyotes, and Their Relatives. Princeton University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-691-18541-5.
^Castelló, José R. (2018-09-11). Ibid. Princeton University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780691176857.
^Perini, F. A.; Russo, C. a. M.; Schrago, C. G. (2010). "The evolution of South American endemic canids: a history of rapid diversification and morphological parallelism". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23 (2): 311–322. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01901.x. ISSN 1420-9101. PMID 20002250.
^Pinkstone, Joe (2023-09-18). "World's first dog-fox at centre of government investigation". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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