Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Belongs to Vulpes according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Vulpes alopecoides, Vulpes angustidens, Vulpes bengalensis, Vulpes cana, Vulpes chama, 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 pallidus, Fennecus caama, Fennecus zaarensis, Fennecus zerda, Alopex praeglacialis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Zhangwagou, Yushe Basin, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in China
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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