Atelocynus microtis

(P. L. Sclater, 1883)

Short-eared Dog

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Canoidea
Family : Canidae
Genus : Atelocynus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1882, 631

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28679055

Original name as described

Canis microtis

Other common names

Short-eared Fox

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1883.4.28.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b1ce55f-8d16-41e8-a6b2-e115d4deaabe

Type locality

Pará, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005938

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Canis microtis

(P. L. Sclater, 1883)

Family

Canidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1883.4.28.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b1ce55f-8d16-41e8-a6b2-e115d4deaabe

Authority page

631

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28679055

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Carcinocyon sclateri

(J. A. Allen, 1905)

Family

Canidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1883.4.28.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b1ce55f-8d16-41e8-a6b2-e115d4deaabe

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055848

Authority publication

book

Canis thous sclateri

(von Ihering, 1911)

Family

Canidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798737

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

Ihering (1911:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)

Dusicyon microtis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Canidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Atelocynus microtis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6924/12814890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Atelocynus microtis microtis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Atelocynus microtis sclateri

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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