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Fennecus pallidus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Canis pallidus was named by Merriam (1867) [actually a homonym of an African fox]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Fennecus pallidus by Bourguignat (1875); it was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Hall (1981).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2023-08-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Canis pallidus Merriam
1875Fennecus pallidus Bourguignat

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
genusFennecusFrisch 1775
speciespallidus(Merriam 1867)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fennecus pallidus Merriam 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available