Alternative combinations: Miacis canavus, Prodaphaenus canavus, Uintacyon canavus
Synonyms: Miacis brevirostris Cope 1881, Uintacyon brevirostris Cope 1881
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On the Vertebrata of the Wind River Eocene beds of Wyoming. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 6(1):183-202
Belongs to Vulpavus according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1915
See also Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Matthew 1909, Scott 1892 and Wortman and Matthew 1899
Sister taxa: Vulpavus (Phlaodectes), Vulpavus australis, Vulpavus completus, Vulpavus farsonensis, Vulpavus hargeri, Vulpavus ovatus, Vulpavus palustris, Vulpavus profectus
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (29: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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