Cerdocyon thous

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Crab-eating Fox

Side view of dead animal. Also as Savannah Fox.
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Location:Paraguay, ChacoDate taken:Jan 1, 1976

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 118

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946256

Original name as described

Canis Thous

Other common names

Savannah Fox

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005947

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Total: 44 names and synonyms.

Canis Thous

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Canidae

Root name

thous

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946256

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1766:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  2. Boddaert (1772:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
  3. Erxleben (1777:574, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  4. Zimmermann (1783:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  5. Boddaert (1785:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  6. Gmelin (1788:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  7. Kerr (1792:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  8. Link (1795:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  9. Shaw (1800:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37617)
  10. Turton (1802:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  11. Treviranus (1803:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  12. Goldfuss (1809:283, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  13. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  14. Muirhead (1819:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  15. Schinz (1821:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  16. Fischer (1829:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  17. Thomas (1903:460, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15380)
  18. Trouessart (1904:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  19. Allen (1905:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34943)
  20. Allen (1911:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16009)
  21. Ihering (1911:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10798733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37348)

Canis cancrivorus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Canidae

Root name

cancrivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Rafinesque (1817:362, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044106435274&seq=364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)
  3. Muirhead (1819:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  4. Desmarest (1821:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  5. Schinz (1821:879, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  6. Lesson (1827:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Fischer (1829:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  8. Lesson (1842:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Blainville (1843:30, 47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  10. Blainville (1843:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  11. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  12. Lahille (1899:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  13. Thomas (1901:527, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)

Canis Azarae

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Family

Canidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17694

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

pl. 20 text

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35280628

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Rengger (1830:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68767)
  3. Gervais (1837:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
  4. Blainville (1843:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  5. Tschudi (1844:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  6. Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  7. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  8. Sclater (1872:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  9. Ameghino (1888:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70134)
  10. Trouessart (1904:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Canis brasiliensis

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Family

Canidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35280626

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

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

Cerdocyon guaraxa

C. H. Smith, 1839

Family

Canidae

Root name

guaraxa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

262

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521858

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1839:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38430)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Cerdocyon Azaræ

C. H. Smith, 1839

Family

Canidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521862

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Smith (1839:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38430)

Canis brachyteles

(de Blainville, 1843)

Family

Canidae

Root name

brachyteles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

32, 47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989166 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989181

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

  1. Blainville (1843:32, 47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  2. Blainville (1843:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis melampus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Canidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703388

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

Canis melanostomus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Canidae

Root name

melanostomus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703389

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

Canis robustior

(Lund, 1843)

Family

Canidae

Root name

robustior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1847:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22961693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43573)
  2. Pictet (1853:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13775658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38446)
  3. Murray (1866:327, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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