Vulpes velox

Vulpes velox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia
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Familia: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes velox

Name

Vulpes velox (Say, 1823)

Type locality: "camp on the river Platte, at the fording place of the Pawnee Indians, twenty-seven miles [43 km] below the confluence of the North and South, or Paduca Forks." [Camp on 20 June 1820 reported to be at 40.59'15'N (vol. 2)].

Synonyms

• Vulpes velox hebes Merriam, 1902
• Vulpes velox velox (Say, 1823)

References

• Say, T. 1823. Canis velox. In Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh of the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819, 1820 .... (E. James, compiler), Carey and Lea, Philadelphia. Vol. 2, 356 pp
• Harold J. Egoscue 1979. Vulpes velox, Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammologist, No. 122, pp. 1-5, 3 figs.
• Vulpes velox in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN: Vulpes velox (Say, 1823) (Least Concern)
• Vulpes velox (Say, 1823) Report on ITIS

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Vulpes velox

Vernacular names

eesti: Väle rebane
English: Swift Fox
español: Zorra desértica
français: Renard véloce
polski: Lis płowy
português: Raposa-orelhuda
suomi: Kissakettu
Türkçe: Ova tilkisi