As a taxonomic coordinator,
I would like to change the taxonomy of Alopex lagopus to Vulpes lagopus and make Alopex a synonym of Vulpes.
A previous taxonomy of Alopex lagopus https://academic.oup.com/mspecies/article/doi/10.1644/0.713.1/2600806
is: order Carnivora, family Canidae, subfamily Caninae, genus Alopex
However, McKenna and Bell (1997) included Alopex as a congeneric taxon of Vulpes.
Order Carnivora, family Canidae, subfamily Caninae, genus Canis.
Therefore, Alopex Kaup, 1829 becomes a synonym of Vulpes Frisch, 1775 and Alopex lagopus has an accepted name of Vulpes lagopus.
See how this is managed in https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622025#null
and https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000865
Acceptance Criteria:
Ready when:
As a taxonomic coordinator,
I would like to change the taxonomy of Alopex lagopus to Vulpes lagopus and make Alopex a synonym of Vulpes.
A previous taxonomy of Alopex lagopus https://academic.oup.com/mspecies/article/doi/10.1644/0.713.1/2600806
is: order Carnivora, family Canidae, subfamily Caninae, genus Alopex
However, McKenna and Bell (1997) included Alopex as a congeneric taxon of Vulpes.
Order Carnivora, family Canidae, subfamily Caninae, genus Canis.
Therefore, Alopex Kaup, 1829 becomes a synonym of Vulpes Frisch, 1775 and Alopex lagopus has an accepted name of Vulpes lagopus.
See how this is managed in https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=622025#null
and https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000865
Acceptance Criteria:
Ready when: