Taxonomy Profile: Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus 1758)

Vulpes vulpes: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Canis vulpes
Linnaeus 1758
Common Name(s):
renard roux []
Red Fox []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Vulpes vulpes: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Caniformia
dog-like carnivores |
Family : Canidae
coyotes |
dogs |
foxes |
jackals |
wolves |
Genus : Vulpes
kit foxes |
red foxes |
Species : Vulpes vulpes
renard roux |
Red Fox |
Vulpes vulpes Direct Children(s):
Vulpes vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus 1758)
Vulpes vulpes abietorum
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes alascensis
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes alpherakyi
(Satunin 1906)
Vulpes vulpes arabica
(Thomas 1902)
Vulpes vulpes bangsi
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes beringiana
(Middendorff 1875)
Vulpes vulpes crucigera
(Bechstein 1789)
Vulpes vulpes daurica
(Ognev 1931)
Vulpes vulpes dorsalis
(J E Gray 1838)
Vulpes vulpes flavescens
(J E Gray 1843)
Vulpes vulpes fulvus
(Desmarest 1820)
Vulpes vulpes harrimani
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes hoole
(Swinhoe 1870)
Vulpes vulpes ichnusae
(Miller 1907)
Vulpes vulpes indutus
(Miller 1907)
Vulpes vulpes japonica
(J E Gray 1868)
Vulpes vulpes karagan
(Erxleben 1777)
Vulpes vulpes kenaiensis
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes montana
(Pearson 1836)
Vulpes vulpes necator
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes niloticus
(É Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803)
Vulpes vulpes peculiosa
(Kishida 1924)
Vulpes vulpes pusilla
(Blyth 1854)
Vulpes vulpes regalis
(Merriam 1900)
Vulpes vulpes silacea
(Miller 1907)
Vulpes vulpes stepensis
(Brauner 1914)
Vulpes vulpes schrencki
(Kishida 1924)
Vulpes vulpes: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Larivière, Serge, and Maria Pasitschniak-Arts
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-12-27 / 1996-12-27
Article/Chapter Title:
Vulpes vulpes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 537
Page(s):
11
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0076-3519
Notes:
Reference for:
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Vulpes vulpes: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix III (India) as V. vulpes griffithi, V. v. montana and V. v. pusilla; IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Larivière and Pasitschniak (1996). Synonyms allocated according to Larivière and Pasitschniak (1996)