Authority citation: Shaw, G.K. 1800. General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol. I. Part 2. Mammalia. G. Kearsley, London, 249–552 pp.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632390
Original name as described: Canis Bengalensis
Nominal names: bengalensis (G. K. Shaw, 1800) | kokree (W. H. Sykes, 1831) | indica (B. H. Hodgson, 1833) | rufescens (J. E. Gray, 1834) | chrysura (J. E. Gray, 1837) | hodgsonii J. E. Gray, 1837 | xanthura J. E. Gray, 1838 | insectivora (C. H. Smith, 1839) [nomen novum] | kokri Lesson, 1842 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Bengal Fox
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Carnivora -- Family: Canidae
Type locality: Bengal, India.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Pakistan (PAK) | India (IND) | Nepal (NPL) | Bangladesh (BGD)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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