Vulpes corsac

(Linnaeus, 1768)

Corsac Fox

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1768. Systema Naturae Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus & Differentiis. Tomus III. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 236 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42981815

Original name as described

Canis corsac

Other common names

Corsac

Type locality

northern Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Tajikistan · Iran · Afghanistan · Kyrgyzstan · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005970

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.

Vulpes corsak kalmykorum

Ognev, 1935

Family

Canidae

Root name

kalmykorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CES (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

634

Authority publication

Moscow

Vulpes corsak turkmenicus

Ognev, 1935

Family

Canidae

Root name

turkmenica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CES (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

635

Authority publication

Moscow

Vulpes corsac skorodumovi

Dorogostaiski, 1935

Family

Canidae

Root name

skorodumovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 18397

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

Vulpes corsac

Lesson, 1842

Family

Canidae

Root name

corsac

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23051/59049446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vulpes corsac corsac

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

corsac

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes corsac kalmykorum

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

kalmykorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vulpes corsac turcmenicus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Canidae

Root name

turcmenicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

421

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Canis corsac

(Linnaeus, 1768)

Family

Canidae

Root name

corsac

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

appendix 223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42981815

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:566, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Canis Korsak

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Canidae

Root name

korsak

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

xii, 254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130339

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xii, 254, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Cynalopex Turcicus

(C. H. Smith, 1839)

Family

Canidae

Root name

turcica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521809

Authority publication

London

Vulpes nigra

Kastschenko, 1912

Family

Canidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

393

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Vulpes corsac scorodumovi

Dorogostaiski, 1935

Family

Canidae

Root name

scorodumovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes corsak

Ognev, 1935

Family

Canidae

Root name

corsak

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

634

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

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