Vulpes

See also: vulpes

Translingual

Vulpes vulpes

Etymology

Latin vulpes (“fox”).

Proper noun

Vulpes f

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – foxes.

Synonyms

(genus): Alopex, Cynalopex, Fennecus, Leucocyon, Mamvulpesus, Megalotis, Vulpis

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Canidae – family; Caninae - subfamily; Vulpini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Vulpes vulpes (red fox) - type species; Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal fox), Vulpes cana (black fox), Vulpes chama (Cape fox), Vulpes corsac (steppe fox), Vulpes ferrilata (Tibetan fox), Vulpes macrotis (kit fox), Vulpes pallida (pale fox), Vulpes rueppellii (Ruppell's fox), Vulpes velox (swift fox), Vulpes zerda (fennec fox), Vulpes lagopus (Arctic fox) - other species

References

Vulpes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vulpes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vulpes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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