Pseudalopex is the genus name for some South American members of the Canidae family. It literally means 'false fox', from the Greek words Pseud- and alopex. The common name for the genus is zorro, from Spanish, and raposa, from Portuguese, both words standing for fox. The most numerous species of this genus is probably Pseudalopex griseus, the grey zorro, with large ears and a highly marketable, russet-fringed pelt. This genus is more closely related to the dog-like canids than to the true foxe… (More on Pseudalopex)