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Vulpes macrotis Merriam 1888 (kit fox)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

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

See also Anderson 1984, Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Harris 1985, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson and Reeder 1993

Sister taxa: Vulpes alopecoides, Vulpes angustidens, Vulpes beihaiensis, 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 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 zaarensis, Fennecus pallidus, Fennecus zerda, Fennecus caama, Alopex praeglacialis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Ventana Cave Volcanic Debris Layer (Quaternary of Arizona)

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