Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Canis chama
Belongs to Vulpes according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Stuart 1981 and van Gelder 1978
Sister taxa: Vulpes alopecoides, Vulpes angustidens, Vulpes beihaiensis, Vulpes bengalensis, Vulpes cana, Vulpes chikushanensis, Vulpes corsac, Vulpes ferrilata, Vulpes flavescens, Vulpes galaticus, Vulpes griffithi, Vulpes hassani, Vulpes japonica, Vulpes karagan, Vulpes kernensis, Vulpes lagopus, Vulpes macrotis, Vulpes mathisoni, Vulpes montana, Vulpes niloticus, Vulpes odessana, Vulpes pallida, Vulpes pensylvanicus, Vulpes praecorsac, Vulpes praeglacialis, Vulpes pusilla, Vulpes riffautae, Vulpes rooki, Vulpes rueppellii, Vulpes sinensis, Vulpes skinneri, Vulpes stenognathus, Vulpes velox, Vulpes vulgaris, Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes zerda, Fennecus zerda, Fennecus zaarensis, Fennecus pallidus, Fennecus caama, Alopex praeglacialis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections), Libya (1), South Africa (16)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences
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