Dusicyon avus

(Burmeister, 1866)

Argentinean Warrah

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Burmeister, H. 1866-10-01. Fauna Argentina. Primera parte. Mamíferos fosiles. Anales del Museo Público de Buenos Aires 1:87-300.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14522280

Original name as described

Canis avus

Type locality

Pleistocene levels in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005951

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 (Dusicyon) avus rusconii

(L. Kraglievich, 1930)

Family

Canidae

Root name

rusconii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-A 11663

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Physis

Canis protojubatus

(H. F. P. Gervais & F. Ameghino, 1880)

Family

Canidae

Root name

protojubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 10-60

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40470401

Authority publication

Paris

Canis palaeoplatensis

(F. Ameghino, 1891)

Family

Canidae

Root name

palaeoplatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MLP 10-62, MLP 10-83

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

441

Authority publication

Revista Argentina de Historia Natural

Canis platensis

(Mercerat, 1891)

Family

Canidae

Root name

platensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 10-62, MLP 10-83

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9640569

Authority publication

Revista del Museo de La Plata

Dusicyon avus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Canidae

Root name

avus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #300000005

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #300000005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #300000005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82337482/82337485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Canis avus

(Burmeister, 1866)

Family

Canidae

Root name

avus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14522280

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Público de Buenos Aires

Canis platensia

(Berman & Tonni, 1987)

Family

Canidae

Root name

platensia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

246

Authority publication

Ameghiniana

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