Dusicyon australis

(Kerr, 1792)

Warrah

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168

Original name as described

Canis Vulpes australis

Other common names

Falklands Wolf · Argentinean Warrah

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Falkland Is.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Falkland Islands · Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

includes avus from mainland South America, which has generally been considered a distinct species until recent ancient DNA molecular research

Taxonomy notes citation

Turvey, S.T. and Mychajliw, A.M. 2025. When taxonomy cries wolf: ancient DNA research must embrace species frameworks to define biodiversity loss through time. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 146(1):blaf091. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaf091

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005950

Country distribution map

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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.

Canis Vulpes australis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Canidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  3. Allen (1895:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15949)
  4. Lahille (1899:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Canis antarcticus

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Canidae

Root name

antarcticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57829874

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Shaw (1800:331, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37617)
  2. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  3. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Rafinesque (1817:362, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044106435274&seq=364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)
  5. Muirhead (1819:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  6. Desmarest (1821:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  7. Schinz (1821:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  8. Griffith (1822:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  9. Lesson (1827:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  10. Fischer (1829:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  11. Lesson (1842:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  12. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  13. Sclater (1872:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  14. Trouessart (1904:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  15. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Dusicyon Antarticus

C. H. Smith, 1839

Family

Canidae

Root name

antarticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521838

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Smith (1839:252, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38430)

Canis avus

(Burmeister, 1866)

Family

Canidae

Root name

avus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14522280

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Público de Buenos Aires

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Pseudalopex antarcticus

(J. E. Gray, 1869)

Family

Canidae

Root name

antarcticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397119

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1869:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  2. Gray (1869:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28665074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37819)

Canis protojubatus

(H. F. P. Gervais & F. Ameghino, 1880)

Family

Canidae

Root name

protojubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 10-60

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40470401

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Canis palaeoplatensis

(F. Ameghino, 1891)

Family

Canidae

Root name

palaeoplatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MLP 10-62, MLP 10-83

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

441

Authority publication

Revista Argentina de Historia Natural

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Canis platensis

(Mercerat, 1891)

Family

Canidae

Root name

platensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 10-62, MLP 10-83

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9640569

Authority publication

Revista del Museo de La Plata

Vulpes antarcticus

(Matschie, 1898)

Family

Canidae

Root name

antarcticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241830

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

Matschie (1898:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Dusicyon darwini

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Canidae

Root name

darwini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1837.3.15.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/494ea4ca-6c3c-447c-9af3-a02daf3b4aa1

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15818589

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Canis (Dusicyon) avus rusconii

(L. Kraglievich, 1930)

Family

Canidae

Root name

rusconii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-A 11663

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Physis

Dusicyon australis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Canidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Berta (1987:458, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/323)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Wozencraft (1993:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6923/82310440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Canis platensia

(Berman & Tonni, 1987)

Family

Canidae

Root name

platensia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

246

Authority publication

Ameghiniana

Dusicyon avus

Berta, 1987

Family

Canidae

Root name

avus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

458

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465583

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Berta (1987:458, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/323)
  2. Martinic (1996:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25474)
  3. Prevosti, Santiago, Prates & Salemme (2011:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/449)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #300000005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #300000005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82337482/82337485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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