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  2. Vulpini - Wikipedia

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    Vulpini is a taxonomic rank which represents the fox-like tribe of the subfamily Caninae ... Image Genus Species Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838: Nyctereutes procyonoides;

  3. List of canids - Wikipedia

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    The 13 extant genera and 37 species of Caninae are primarily split into two tribes: Canini, which includes 11 genera and 19 species, comprising the wolf-like Canina subtribe and the South American Cerdocyonina subtribe; and Vulpini, the fox-like canids, comprising 3 genera and 15 species.

  4. Vulpes - Wikipedia

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    Vulpes is a genus of the sub-family Caninae.The members of this genus are colloquially referred to as true foxes, meaning they form a proper clade.The word "fox" occurs in the common names of all species of the genus, but also appears in the common names of other canid species.

  5. Category:Vulpini - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the Vulpini, a taxonomic rank which represents the fox-like tribe of the subfamily Caninae (the canines), and is sister to the dog-like tribe Canini. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

  6. Fox - Wikipedia

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    Fox species differ in fur color, length, and density. Coat colors range from pearly white to black-and-white to black flecked with white or grey on the underside. Fennec foxes (and other species of fox adapted to life in the desert, such as kit foxes ), for example, have large ears and short fur to aid in keeping the body cool.

  7. Domesticated silver fox - Wikipedia

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    He and his team started working with rats in 1972, and later with minks and, briefly, with river otters, although this last experiment was abandoned because the species "proved difficult to breed". The experiments with rats and minks, however, proved successful, with the subjects becoming tame alongside the foxes. [ 14 ]

  8. Caninae - Wikipedia

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    The species L. delicatus is the smallest canid to have existed. At the close of their genus 9 million years ago one Leptocyon lineage resembled the modern fox. [6]: 53 The various species of Leptocyon branched 11.9 Mya into Vulpini (foxes) and Canini (canines). [1]: 174–175

  9. Fennec fox - Wikipedia

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    Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey. The fennec is the smallest fox species. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water. It mainly eats insects, small mammals and birds. The fennec has a ...