Lycalopex vetulus (Lund 1842)

[Canis] vetulus Lund 1842, K. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Naturv. Math. Afhandl., 9: 4.

Type Locality: "Rio das Velhas's Floddal" Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Zunino et al., 1995).

Vernacular Names: Hoary Fox.

Synonyms: Lycalopex chilensis Gray 1868; Lycalopex fulvicaudus (Lund 1843); Lycalopex parvidens (Mivart 1890); Lycalopex sladeni (Thomas 1904); Lycalopex urostictus (Mivart 1890); Lycalopex vitulus (Huber 1925) .

Distribution: Brazil (highlands in the States of Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Sao Paulo).

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Pseudalopex vetulus .

Discussion: Placed in Pseudalopex by Berta (1987, 1988); in Dusicyon (Lycalopex) by Cabrera (1957) and implied by Stains (1975); in Lycalopex by Langguth (1975); and considered in Canis (Lycalopex) by Van Gelder (1978).