Taxonomy Profile: Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann 1780)

Vulpes zerda: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Canis zerda
Zimmermann 1780
Common Name(s):
Fennec []
Fennec Fox []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Vulpes zerda: 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 zerda
Fennec |
Fennec Fox |
Vulpes zerda Direct Children(s):
Vulpes zerda: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
W. Christopher Wozencraft
Notes:
Division of Natural Sciences, Bethel College, 1001 W. McKinley Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545
Reference for:
Vulpes zerda
Source(s):
Publication(s):
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 zerda
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 zerda
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 zerda
Vulpes zerda: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Vulpes zerda: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix II; IUCN - Data Deficient
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Larivière (2002a) who did not recognize subspecies. Placed in Fennecus by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) and Stains (1975)