Urocyon sp. nov. 'Cozumel'
Cozumel Island fox
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Cozumel Island, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Cuarón, A.D., Martínez-Morales, M.A., McFadden, K.W, Valenzuela, D. and Gompper, M.E. (2004). The status of dwarf carnivores on Cozumel Island, Mexico. Biodiv. Conserv. 13: 317–331.
Gompper, M. E., Petrites, A. E. and Lyman, R. L. (2006). Cozumel Island fox (Urocyon sp.) dwarfism and possible divergence history based on subfossil bones. Journal of Zoology 270: 72–77. [Abstract]
Merriam, C. H. (1901). Six new mammals from Cozumel Island, Yucatan. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 14: 99–104.