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Tom Larson
Collected
Delalande's Fox
Genus species - Otocyon megalotis
Subfamily - Otocyoninae
Super family - Canoidea
Suborder - FISSIPEDA
Order - CARNIVORA
Super order - FERAEE
Cohort - FERUNGULATA
Example - KM-13511 0, 7 June 27,
Ombombo. C. KooKoueld, S.W. Africa, 1400m,
Shortridge , HB-550, T1-270, HF-135, Ear-125.
Description
Head - face black and chin, forehead extending
back to wade of ear silver color, ears long
and black, top of head greyish brown tinged
with silver, throat whitish fauns buff.
Body - Back a gorgyly silver gray with black
streaks, under hair slate at base, burffy tips,
guard hairs ringed with black, white, black
tipped, below a whitish grey.
Tail - about 2/3 rds length of body, end
half of tail black, bushy, 1st half silver,
Front foot - 4 toes with claws, a fifth toe
no.1, well up inner side of foot above pads
with a claw, vestigial, feet and legs black
above, lighter underside.
Hind foot - 4 toes with claws, legs and feet
black above, lighter below.