Vulpes velox

Vulpes velox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Canoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Cynoidea Superfamilia: Canoidea

Familia: Canidae
Subfamilia: Caninae
Tribus: Vulpini
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

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

References

• Say, T.. [Taxonomical footnotes]. In James, E.P. 1823. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party. H.C. Carey & I Lea. Philadelphia. 1: 1–503 DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.61116 BHL Reference page.  p. 487 BHL

Links

• 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, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Vulpes velox (Say, 1823) (Least Concern)
• Vulpes velox (Say, 1823) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Vulpes velox

Vernacular names

• aragonés: Rabosa veloz
• Deutsch: Swiftfuchs
• English: Swift Fox
• español: Zorro desértico
• eesti: Väle rebane
• suomi: Kissakettu
• français: Renard véloce
• polski: Lis płowy
• português: Raposa-orelhuda
• Türkçe: Ova tilkisi

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