Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Synonyms: Angusticeps reissii Hilzheimer 1906, Canis albigula Philippi 1903, Canis amblyodon Philippi 1903, Canis magellanicus Gray 1836, Cerdocyon prichardi Trouessart 1905, Dusicyon culpaeus Molina 1782, Pseudalopex lycoides Philippi 1896, Pseudalopex magellanicus Gray 1836, Pseudalopex smithersi Thomas 1914, Speothos riveti Trouessart 1906, Vulpes magellanicus Gray 1836
Belongs to Pseudalopex according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Bourguignat 1875, Burgin et al. 2018, Cabrera 1931 and Hoffstetter 1952
Sister taxa: Lycalopex culpaeus, Lycalopex ensenadensis, Lycalopex fulvipes, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex gymnocercus, Lycalopex sechurae, Lycalopex vetulus, Pseudalopex sechurae, Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex gracilis, Pseudalopex griseus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Punín, Chalán (Quaternary of Ecuador)
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