Vulpini Explained

Vulpini is a taxonomic rank which represents the fox-like tribe of the subfamily Caninae (the canines), and is sister to the dog-like tribe Canini.

Genera

Image	Genus	Species
	Nyctereutes	Nyctereutes procyonoides Nyctereutes viverrinus †Nyctereutes abdeslami †Nyctereutes donnezani †Nyctereutes megamastoides †Nyctereutes sinensis †Nyctereutes tingi †Nyctereutes vinetorum
	Otocyon	Otocyon megalotis
	Vulpes	Vulpes bengalensis Vulpes cana Vulpes chama Vulpes corsac Vulpes ferrilata Vulpes lagopus Vulpes macrotis Vulpes pallida Vulpes rueppellii Vulpes velox Vulpes vulpes Vulpes zerda †Vulpes hassani †Vulpes praeglacialis †Vulpes qiuzhudingi †Vulpes riffautae †Vulpes rooki †Vulpes skinneri †Vulpes stenognathus
	†Ferrucyon	†Ferrucyon avius
	†Metalopex	†Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009 †Metalopex macconnelli Tedford et al. 2009 †Metalopex merriami Tedford and Wang, 2008
	†Prototocyon

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of Carnivora in general and Canidae in particular correlates with various diagnostic features of the dentition and basicranium. Regarding Vulpini, Tedford has remarked:

The cladogram below is based on the phylogeny of Lindblad-Toh (2005) modified to incorporate recent findings on Vulpes.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Zhao . Chao . Zhang . Honghai . Liu . Guangshuai . Yang . Xiufeng . Zhang . Jin . The complete mitochondrial genome of the Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) and implications for the phylogeny of Canidae . Comptes Rendus Biologies . 339 . 2 . 2016 . 68–77 . 1631-0691 . 10.1016/j.crvi.2015.11.005 . 26868757. free .