Organisms of Chile

     Darwin’s Foxes inhabit two main areas of the world, the Chiloe Island and other small clusters within Chile. Focus of this species has been noted in the Nahuelbuta regions and national parks. Recently it has been found that the Darwin's Fox prefers areas with forest or shrublands, and even open areas of land. Some indications have shown they travel the sandy areas of the island. They tend to avoid humans, roads, and other canine species. These "foxes use a variety of habitats"(IUCN, 2016). The main locations of inhabitance have a variety of organisms living in their ecosystem. Listed below are just a fraction of those species, including mammals, avians, plants, invertebrates, and a protozoa with a brief description. 

Butterfly: Funereal duskywing (erynnis funeralis) : Taxonomy; Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera, Family Hesperiidae, Genus Erynnis, Species funeralis. This butterfly with its symplitic appearance is common around the world including the United States.  This is an invertibrate. 

Dragonfly: Dragonfly of Chile or Odonata of Chile (Phenes raptor): Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera, Petaluridae, P.raptor. Interesting fact, according to Wiki (2021), Phenes raptor is the only organism of it's Genus. Dispite this this species is still of least concern listing with regards to conservation efforts. This is an invertibrate. 

Mold: Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica (L.) F.H.Wigg., 1780) : Protozoa, Mycetozoa, Myxomycetes, Physarales, Physaraceae, Fuligo Haller, F. septica. This mold is very common, found all over the world, and not of concern with population. It's common name is due to the evident appearance similarity to dog's vomit as a mold. 

Plant: Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana): Plantae, Tracheophytes/Gymnosperms, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Araucariales, Araucariaceae, Araucaria, A.araucana. This tree, just like the Darwin's Fox that travels among them, is on the red list as an endangered species in need of conservation efforts. 

Plant: Chile Orchid or Flor de bigote (Bipinnula plumosa): Plantae, Tracheophytes/Monocots, Asparagales, Orchidales, Orchidaceae, Bipinnula, B. plumosa. This is among five species of beautiful orchids in Chile. Orchids seem to be an abundant family.

Mammal: Puma, Cougar, Mountain Lion (Puma concolor): Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae, Puma, P. concolor. The puma is well known across many regions just by different names. This dangerous carnivorous species is of least concern due to the vast coverage in population.

Mammal: Southern Chile Deer or Southern Puda (Pudu puda): Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Pudu, P.pudu. This species is incorrectly called a deer. They are listed as near threatened. 

Avian Bird: Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus):  Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Piciformes, Picidae, Campephilus, C. magellanicus. This woodpecker has variation of male to female colorations with mainly black and areas of white to red cresting promanent of males. They are considered of least concern with conservation and are one of the largest woodpeckers in the world. 

Avian Bird: Chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula): Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Rhinocryptidae, Scelorchilus, S. rubecula. These small birds are of least concern for endangerment, although their numbers seem to be decreasing. They also prefer the secondary forest zones like the Darwin's Fox. 

"Wild Card": (Puya chilensis): Plantae, Tracheophytes, Angiosperms/Monocots/Commelinids, Poales, Bromeliaceae, Puya, P. chilensis. This plant can be found all around the world as well, believed to originate in Chile. It is nicknamed the "sheep-eating plant" due to the unconfirmed properties of being a protocarnivorous plant . It has flammable properties that can pre-dispose it to fires, though it is still on least concern for conservation efforts.