Otocyon

Otocyon megalotis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Canidae
Genus: Otocyon
Species: O. megalotis

Name

Otocyon S. Müller, 1836

Type species: Otocyon caffer Müller, 1836 (= Canis megalotis Desmarest, 1822), by monotypy (Melville & Smith, 1987).

Synonyms

• Agrodius C. E. H. Smith, 1840

References

• Arch. Anat. Physiol., Jahresber. Fortschr. Wiss., 1835 : 1.
• Otocyon in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Otocyon Müller, 1836 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Löffelhund
eesti: Kõrvukrebane
日本語: オオミミギツネ属
polski: Otocjon