<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Pseudalopex sechurae Dusicyon sechurae </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Pseudalopex sechurae Dusicyon sechurae </P> <P> The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae), also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro, of which it is the smallest . It is found in the Sechura Desert in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru . </P> <P> The Sechuran fox is small for a canid, weighing 2.6 to 4.2 kilograms (5.7 to 9.3 lb), with a body length of 50 to 78 centimetres (20 to 31 in) and a tail of 27 to 34 centimetres (11 to 13 in). Its fur is gray agouti over most of the body, fading to white or cream coloured on the underparts . There are reddish brown markings on the backs of the ears, around the eyes, and on the legs . The muzzle is dark grey, and a grey band runs across the chest . Its tail is tipped with black . It has small teeth, adapted to feed on insects and dry plants, with fox - like canine teeth . </P>

Which animal is related most closely to the sechura fox pseudalopex sechurae