Vulpes macrotis

C. H. Merriam, 1888

Kit Fox

Front view of captive. Also as Desert Fox.
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Location:USA, UT, Cache Co., Logan, Utah State University Green Canyon CompoundDate taken:Jan 1, 1973

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 269

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Cynoidea
Family : Canidae
Subfamily : Caninae
Tribe : Vulpini
Genus : Vulpes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1888-02-18. Description of a new fox from southern California. Vulpes macrotis sp. nov. Long-eared fox. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 4:135-138.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3842168

Original name as described

Vulpes macrotis

Other common names

Desert Fox

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186449

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34ccbd94a-bc91-4559-b76c-97353654b2f2

Type locality

California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(OR, ID, CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM, TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005973

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.

Total: 13 names and synonyms.

Vulpes macrotis

C. H. Merriam, 1888

Family

Canidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186449

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34ccbd94a-bc91-4559-b76c-97353654b2f2

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3842168

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Bailey (1905:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  3. Bailey (1936:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  4. Goldman (1951:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24985628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72371)
  5. Lange (1960:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
  6. Anderson (1972:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  11. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  13. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41587/62259374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vulpes muticus

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Canidae

Root name

mutica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:75828

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/310070304-efe4-46e5-9199-5d0434a02e75

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Vulpes macrotis neomexicanus

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Canidae

Root name

neomexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98646

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e00f74c6-2899-4b2a-a8b3-c56e3df4b2ee

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Bailey (1905:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes arsipus

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Canidae

Root name

arsipus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:11757

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=558a0bfb-5be3-4b49-a779-a73963b22cad

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652836

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Vulpes macrotis devius

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1909

Family

Canidae

Root name

devia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:147078

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/385079813-ed27-40aa-9797-5237236befe6

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329899

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes macrotis arizonensis

E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Canidae

Root name

arizonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:202959

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303a76485-768e-49f1-944b-e52bc941906d

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914611

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Vulpes macrotis nevadensis

E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Canidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:213103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d33995c1-8914-4a1e-b488-b069cfd89aad

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914612

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes macrotis tenuirostris

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Canidae

Root name

tenuirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:140394

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/331344ffa-cf19-469a-900c-d8fedfe7e818

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes macrotis zinseri

Benson, 1938

Family

Canidae

Root name

zinseri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:76292

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:76292

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34509974

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Vulpes macrotis devia

E. A. Goldman, 1951

Family

Canidae

Root name

devia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24985628

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Goldman (1951:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24985628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72371)

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