Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Canis velox
Belongs to Vulpes according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Bourguignat 1875, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Schultz and Howard 1935 and van Gelder 1978
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 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 vulgaris, Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes zerda, Fennecus zaarensis, Fennecus zerda, Fennecus caama, Fennecus pallidus, Alopex praeglacialis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (12: California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah)
• Blancan of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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