Vulpes pallida

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Pale 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

Cretzschmar, P.J. 1827. [Heft 5, pl. 11-13]. Pp. 33–38 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140617

Original name as described

Canis pallidus

Other common names

Pallid Fox · African Sand Fox

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4334

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Mauritania · Senegal · Guinea? · Gambia · Mali · Burkina Faso · Benin · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Sudan · South Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005974

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 pallida harterti

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1921

Family

Canidae

Root name

harterti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.2.11.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/12bc079a-24be-4e98-9fe5-facd4e50b542

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3152464

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes edwardsi

de Rochebrune, 1883

Family

Canidae

Root name

edwardsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1881-1756

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1881-1756

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31636578

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris

Name usages

Zimara (1935:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Canis pallidus

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Family

Canidae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4334

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

33, pl. 11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140617

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Zimara (1935:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  2. Zimara (1935:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

Canis (Cynalopex) pallidus oertzeni

(Matschie, 1910)

Family

Canidae

Root name

oertzeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A.165.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

370-371

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Canis pallidus

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Family

Canidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

16 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140550

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Canis pygmaeus

(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832)

Family

Canidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · not_usedasvalid

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=vu8OwWPIvcoC&pg=PR41-IA1

Authority publication

Berlin

Vulpes pygmœus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Canidae

Root name

pygmoeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vulpes pallida edwardsi

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

edwardsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes pallida oertzeni

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

oertzeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Vulpes pallida

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  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. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Geraads (2011:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11706)
  7. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005974) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23052/16813736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vulpes pallida pallida

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Canis pallidus, subsp. haterti

(R. Zimara, 1935)

Family

Canidae

Root name

haterti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Zimara (1935:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)

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