Urocyon

Urocyon[2]
Temporal range: 10.3–0 Ma [1]
Gray and island fox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Genus: Urocyon
Baird, 1857[3]
Type species
Canis virginianus[5]
Species
  • U. cinereoargenteus (Schreber), 1774
  • U. littoralis Baird, 1857
  • † U. citrinus Tedford, Wang & Taylor (2009)[4]
  • † U. galushai Tedford, Wang & Taylor (2009)[4]
  • † U. minicephalus Martin, 1974
  • † U. progressus Stevens, 1965
  • † U. webbi Tedford, Wang & Taylor (2009)[4]

Urocyon (Greek: "tailed dog"[7]) is a genus of Canidae which includes the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the island fox (Urocyon littoralis).[2] These two fox species are found in the Western Hemisphere. Whole genome sequencing indicates that Urocyon is the most basal genus of the living canids.[8][failed verification] Fossils of what is believed to be the ancestor of the gray fox, Urocyon progressus, have been found in Kansas and date to the Upper Pliocene,[9] with some undescribed specimens dating even older.[10]

  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Urocyon".
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Wozencraft2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Baird, S. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. vol.8(1):121, 138. Vulpinae
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Tedford2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  6. ^ Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel; Goldfuss, Georg August; Wagner, Andreas Johann (1774). Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Vol. 3. p. 361. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.67399.( The mammals in illustrations according to nature, with descriptions)
  7. ^ Urocyon.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lindblad-Toh2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stevens1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference PrevostiRincón2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).