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Taxonomy
Canis vulpes was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Vulpes vulpes by Thomas (1911), Churcher (1959), Kurten (1968), van Gelder (1978), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Wilson and Reeder (1993), Wang et al. (2008), Geraads (2011) and Koufos (2022).
It was recombined as Vulpes vulpes by Thomas (1911), Churcher (1959), Kurten (1968), van Gelder (1978), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Wilson and Reeder (1993), Wang et al. (2008), Geraads (2011) and Koufos (2022).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Canis alopex Linnaeus p. 40 |
1758 | Canis vulpes Linnaeus p. 40 |
1829 | Vulpes fulva Desmarest |
1835 | Canis vulpes montana Pearson p. 324 |
1900 | Vulpes cascadensis Merriam p. 665 fig. 3 |
1911 | Vulpes vulpes Thomas p. 134 |
1917 | Vulpes palmaria Hay |
1959 | Vulpes vulpes Churcher |
1967 | Vulpes fulva Wilson p. 211 |
1968 | Vulpes vulpes Kurten p. 115 |
1978 | Vulpes vulpes van Gelder |
1980 | Vulpes vulpes Kurten and Anderson p. 174 |
1993 | Vulpes vulpes Wilson and Reeder |
2008 | Vulpes vulpes Wang et al. |
2011 | Vulpes vulpes Geraads |
2022 | Vulpes vulpes Koufos |
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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.
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 [red fox]
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Vulpes vulpes macroura Baird 1852
Invalid names: Canis alopex Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Canis vulpes montana Pearson 1835 [synonym], Vulpes fulva Desmarest 1829 [synonym], Vulpes palmaria Hay 1917 [synonym]
Vulpes vulpes cascadensis Merriam 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available