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Pseudalopex griseus (South American gray fox)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Pseudalopex griseus was named by Gray (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lycalopex griseus by Gray (1837), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Burgin et al. (2018), Favarini et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lycalopex griseus Gray
1837Pseudalopex griseus Gray
1875Pseudalopex griseus Bourguignat
1978Pseudalopex griseus van Gelder
2005Lycalopex griseus Wilson and Reeder
2008Pseudalopex griseus Wang et al.
2018Lycalopex griseus Burgin et al.
2022Lycalopex griseus Favarini et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusPseudalopexBurmeister 1854
speciesgriseusGray 1837

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.

Pseudalopex griseus Gray 1837 [South American gray fox]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lujanian or 0.78100 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pseudalopex griseus (71303)