Otocyon Müller 1835 (bat-eared fox)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Synonym: Agriodus Smith 1840 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Vulpini according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Clark 2005, van Gelder 1978 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Ferrucyon, Metalopex, Prototocyon, Urocyon
Subtaxa: Otocyon megalotis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (3 collections), South Africa (5), Tanzania (1), Zambia (1)
• Pliocene of Tanzania (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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