Eucyon ferox
| Eucyon ferox Temporal range: ~ | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | †Eucyon |
| Species: | †E. ferox |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eucyon ferox (Miller and Carranza-Castaneda, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Eucyon ferox is a species of canid which was endemic to North America and lived during the late Hemphillian age (between the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene). Originally described as a species of the extant genus Canis, this animal was thought to be an ancestor of the modern day coyote, but recent taxonomic revision has reassigned this species to the extinct genus Eucyon.