Pseudalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842) . K. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Naturv. Math. Afhandl., 9:4.

TYPE LOCALITY: Listed by Cabrera (1958) as "Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais " [Brazil] .

DISTRIBUTION: C Brazilian Highlands in the States of Mato Grosso, Goiâs, Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Sâo Paulo.

STATUS: IUCN - Insufficiently known.

SYNONYMS: azarae Lund, 1839; chilensis Gray, 1868; fulvicaudus Lund, 1843; parvidens Mivart, 1890; sladeni Thomas, 1903; urostictus Mivart, 1890.

COMMENTS: Placed in Pseudalopex by Berta (1987, 1988); in Dusicyon (Lycalopex) by Cabrera (1958) (and implied by Stains, 1975); in Lycalopex by Langguth (1975); and considered in Canis (Lycalopex) by Van Gelder (1978).