Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 (pampas fox)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonyms: Canis azarai Lahille 1898, Canis brasiliensis Schinz 1821, Canis protalopex Lund 1839, Dusicyon gymnocercus Fischer 1814, Pseudalopex azarica Lahille 1898, Vulpes azarae Gray 1842

Belongs to Pseudalopex according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008

See also Burgin et al. 2018, Cabrera 1931 and Soibelzon et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Lycalopex culpaeus, Lycalopex ensenadensis, Lycalopex fulvipes, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex gymnocercus, Lycalopex sechurae, Lycalopex vetulus, Pseudalopex sechurae, Pseudalopex gracilis, Pseudalopex culpaeus, Pseudalopex griseus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (6 collections), Bolivia (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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