Vulpes
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| Various true foxes: red fox, Rüppell's fox, corsac fox, Bengal fox, arctic fox, Blanford's fox, cape fox and fennec fox. | |
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| Genus: | Vulpes Frisch, 1775
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| Vulpes vulpes[1] Linnaeus, 1758
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Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae family. Its members are referred to as 'true foxes', although the common names of species in other genera include the word 'fox'. True foxes are distinguished from members of the genus Canis, such as wolves, coyotes, and jackals, by their smaller size and flatter skulls. They have black, triangular markings between the eyes and nose, and the tips of their tails are often a different colour from the rest of their pelts.[2]
Species
- Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
- Bengal fox, Vulpes bengalensis
- Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana
- Cape fox, Vulpes chama
- Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac
- Fennec fox, Vulpes zerda
- Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
- Pale fox, Vulpes pallida
- Rüppell's fox, Vulpes rueppellii
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes (includes silver fox)
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox
- Tibetan sand fox, Vulpes ferrilata
The arctic fox is sometimes included in this genus as Vulpes lagopus based on the definitive mammal taxonomy list, as well as genetic evidence.[1][3]
Fossil species
- †Vulpes riffautae - Late Miocene
- †Vulpes praeglacialis Kormos (found in Petralona cave, Greece)
- †Vulpes hassini
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References
- ^ a b Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Macdonald, David (1984). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. p. 31. ISBN 0-87196-871-1.
- ^ Bininda-Emonds, ORP (1999). "Building large trees by combining phylogenetic information: a complete phylogeny of the extant Carnivora (Mammalia)" (PDF). Biol. Rev. 74 (2): 143–175. doi:10.1017/S0006323199005307. PMID 10396181. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
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