Vulpini

Vulpini is a tribe which represents the fox-like taxon of the subfamily Caninae (the canines), and is sister to the dog-like tribe Canini. It comprises the 15 extant and 21 extinct species found on all continents.

Genera

Image	Genus	Species
	Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838	Nyctereutes procyonoides Nyctereutes viverrinus †Nyctereutes abdeslami †Nyctereutes donnezani †Nyctereutes lockwoodi †Nyctereutes megamastoides †Nyctereutes sinensis †Nyctereutes tingi †Nyctereutes vinetorum
	Otocyon S. Müller, 1835	Otocyon megalotis
	Vulpes Garsault, 1764	Vulpes bengalensis Vulpes cana Vulpes chama Vulpes corsac Vulpes ferrilata Vulpes lagopus Vulpes macrotis Vulpes pallida Vulpes rueppellii Vulpes velox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes zerda †Vulpes hassani †Vulpes praeglacialis †Vulpes qiuzhudingi †Vulpes riffautae †Vulpes rooki †Vulpes skinneri †Vulpes stenognathus
	†Ferrucyon Ruiz-Ramoni et al., 2020	†Ferrucyon avius
	†Metalopex S. Müller, 1835	†Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009 †Metalopex macconnelli Tedford et al. 2009 †Metalopex merriami Tedford and Wang, 2008
	†Prototocyon Pohle, 1928	†Prototocyon curvipalatus †Prototocyon recki

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of Carnivora in general and Canidae in particular correlates with various diagnostic features of the dentition and basicranium. Regarding Vulpini, Tedford has remarked:

The cladogram below is based on the phylogeny of Lindblad-Toh (2005) modified to incorporate recent findings on Vulpes.

References

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