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.

A hybrid of domestic dog and pampas fox. Crossings between canids of a different genus is extremely rare. In 2021, a female canid with unusual phenotypic characteristics was found in Vacaria City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. DNA analysis indicates that the canid was a hybrid between a pampas fox and a domestic dog. [33]

Sep 19, 2023 · In 2021, an animal shelter in Vacaria, Brazil discovered an animal that appeared to hybrid between a domestic dog and a pampas fox—a “false” fox that’s actually a canid more similar to wolves...

Sep 27, 2023 · The creature, a female, was named “Dogxim,” a cross between “dog” and “graxaim do campo,” the Portuguese name for Pampas fox. And while the first, it may not be the last of its kind.

Jan 30, 2025 · In an extraordinary and weird discovery, scientists in Brazil believe they have found the world’s first cross between a dog and a fox. The animal dubbed the “dogxim,” has stunned researchers and opened up new possibilities in the study of species hybridization.

Nov 10, 2023 · The female was named "Dogxim" a portmanteau of "dog" and a "gaxaim do campo," or the Portuguese name for Pampas fox. To verify that she was, in fact, a hybrid, scientists took a look at her chromosomes.

Sep 27, 2023 · A stray canine in Brazil has turned out to be a whole new breed of adorable. According to a genetic study, the female animal is most probably the first of its kind – a hybrid between a South American pampas fox and a dog. Otherwise known as a dogxim.

Feb 23, 2024 · Researchers in Brazil used genetic testing to confirm the existence of the first verified dog-fox hybrid, dubbed a 'dogxim.' In an extraordinary testament to nature's unpredictability, scientists confirm the existence of a hybrid animal that blurs the lines between domestic and wild.

Oct 15, 2024 · Genetic testing confirmed it as the first documented fox-dog hybrid, mixing traits of both species. Dogxim's discovery raises concerns about hybridization impacts on species health and survival.

The short name for a dog-fox hybrid is a “dox.” There is controversy over whether dog-fox hybrids are actually possible, and this cross is not very well documented. In particular, there seem to be no genetically verified dog-fox hybrids on record.