Dusicyon australis Kerr 1972 (Falkland Island fox)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonyms: Canis (Pseudalopex) australis Kerr 1792, Canis antarcticus Bechstein 1799, Canis vulpes australis Kerr 1792, Dusicyon antarcticus Bechstein 1799, Dusicyon darwini Thomas 1914, Pseudalopex antarcticus Bechstein 1799

Belongs to Dusicyon according to F. J. Prevosti et al. 2015

See also Allen 1895, Bourguignat 1875, Burgin et al. 2018, Cabrera 1931, van Gelder 1978 and Wang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Dusicyon avus, Dusicyon culpaeolus, Dusicyon cultridens, Dusicyon inca

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dusicyon australis in the database

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