Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Canis niger rufus
Synonyms: Canis floridanus Miller 1912, Canis niger Bartram 1791, Canis priscolatrans Cope 1899, Lupus niger Bartram 1791
Belongs to Canis according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Hall 1981, Halloran 1961, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin and Webb 1974, Nowak 1979 and van Gelder 1978
Sister taxa: Canis (Epicyon), Canis accitanus, Canis adoxus, Canis apolloniensis, Canis armbrusteri, Canis arnensis, Canis aureus, Canis borjgali, Canis cana, Canis cedazoensis, Canis ceylonicus, Canis chihliensis, Canis cipio, Canis culpaeus, Canis dingo, Canis edwardii, Canis etruscus, Canis familiaris, Canis feneus, Canis geismarianus, Canis gezi, Canis hewitti, Canis incertus, Canis latidentatus, Canis latrans, Canis lepophagus, Canis longdanensis, Canis lupaster, Canis lupus, Canis lydekkeri, Canis megamastoides, Canis michauxi, Canis monticinensis, Canis mosbachensis, Canis osorum, Canis othmanii, Canis palaeoplatensis, Canis palmidens, Canis proplatensis, Canis sechurae, Canis senezensis, Canis simensis, Canis tarijensis, Canis teilhardi, Canis thooides, Canis troglodytes, Canis variabilis, Canis vetulus, Nyctereutes terblanchei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Alabama, Florida, Maryland, New Mexico collections)
• Blancan of United States (3: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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