Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Lycalopex vetulus (Lund 1842) [Canis] vetulus Lund 1842 , K. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Naturv. Math. Afhandl., 9: 4 . Type Locality: "Rio das Velhas's Floddal" Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais , Brazil ( Zunino et al., 1995 ). Vernacular Names: Hoary Fox . Synonyms: Lycalopex chilensis Gray 1868 ; Lycalopex fulvicaudus (Lund 1843) ; Lycalopex parvidens (Mivart 1890) ; Lycalopex sladeni (Thomas 1904) ; Lycalopex urostictus (Mivart 1890) ; Lycalopex vitulus (Huber 1925) . Distribution: Brazil (highlands in the States of Mato Grosso , Goiás , Minas Gerais , Bahia , and Sao Paulo ). Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Pseudalopex vetulus . Discussion: Placed in Pseudalopex by Berta (1987 , 1988 ); in Dusicyon ( Lycalopex ) by Cabrera (1957) and implied by Stains (1975) ; in Lycalopex by Langguth (1975) ; and considered in Canis ( Lycalopex ) by Van Gelder (1978) .