Vulpes velox Say 1823 (swift fox)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 52690
Alternative combination: Canis velox
Synonym: Vulpes macrotis Merriam 1888 (taxon 52685)
Belongs to Vulpes according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Vulpes alopecoides, Vulpes alopex, Vulpes cascadensis, Vulpes chama, Vulpes corsac, Vulpes kernensis, Vulpes mathisoni, Vulpes praecorsac, Vulpes rueppellii, Vulpes stenognathus, Vulpes vulgaris, Vulpes vulpes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): m1 12.0 x 4.4, skull length 115.3