Vulpes rueppellii

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Rüppell's 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

Schinz, H.R. 1825. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergleichenden Anatomie. Vierter Band. Zoophyten. J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, 793 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523925

Original name as described

Canis Rüppelii

Other common names

Sand Fox · Rüppell's Sand Fox

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4335

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Mauritania · Mali · Algeria · Tunisia · Niger · Libya · Chad · Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Djibouti · Somalia · Egypt · Israel · Palestine? · Jordan · Syria · Iraq · Saudi Arabia · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Oman · Kuwait · Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005975

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 rüppelli somaliae

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Canidae

Root name

somaliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.8.9.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b70042f3-f918-495d-8ccc-9ca00fdc84f4

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641679

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Vulpes ruppelli caesia

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1921

Family

Canidae

Root name

caesia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.2.11.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d8ed0e61-96ea-4497-bfb2-b19a77d2fbfc

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3152370

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Vulpes ruppelli sabaea

Pocock, 1934

Family

Canidae

Root name

sabaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1934.8.4.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7bfe2b4-a4e5-48f4-ad26-aede027b8bf5

Authority page

636

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Canis Rüppelii

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Canidae

Root name

rueppellii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

SMF:MAMM:4335

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

508

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523925

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Canis famelicus

(Cretzschmar, 1827)

Family

Canidae

Root name

famelica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4335

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

15, pl. 5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140549

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Vulpes (Megalotis) famelicus zarudnyi

Birula, 1913

Family

Canidae

Root name

zarudnyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 8166, ZIN S. 8343

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

270

Authority publication

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

Fennecus famelicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Canidae

Root name

famelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vulpes famelicus

Loche, 1858

Family

Canidae

Root name

famelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949448

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Loche (1858:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)

Vulpes rueppelli caesia

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

caesia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Vulpes rueppelli cyrenaica

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

cyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Vulpes rueppelli

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

rueppelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:5) (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. Geraads (2011:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11706)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Vulpes rueppelli rueppelli

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

rueppelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Vulpes rueppellii caesia

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

caesia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vulpes pallida cyrenaica

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

cyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vulpes rueppellii cyrenaica

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

cyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vulpes rueppellii rueppellii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

rueppellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vulpes rueppellii sabaea

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

sabaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

somalize

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

somalize

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

585

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005:585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Vulpes rueppellii zarudnyi

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Canidae

Root name

zarudnyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vulpes rueppellii somaliae

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Canidae

Root name

somaliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

443

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Canis sabbar

(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832)

Family

Canidae

Root name

sabbar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

ff

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Canis familicus

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Canidae

Root name

familicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968203

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Vulpes cyrenaica

Festa, 1921

Family

Canidae

Root name

cyrenaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino

Vulpes rueppelli cufrana

De Beaux, 1939

Family

Canidae

Root name

cufrana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

396

Authority publication

Annali del Museo Libico di Storia Naturale

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Vulpes rueppellii

D. L. Harrison & P. J. J. Bates, 1991

Family

Canidae

Root name

rueppellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Sevenoaks

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23053/46197483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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