Talk:Crab-eating fox/Archive 1

forest fox! wood fox?
Article currently includes "also known as the .. the wood fox", but I checked webpages about crab-eating foxes and found no mention of "wood fox". So I went to the library and checked an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia said "other common names" of the crab-eating fox (in English) are "common fox, forest fox" (source: Bernhard Grzimek et al. (2003). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (second edition), Volume 14, page 282. Farmington Hills, MI (USA): Gale Group.) Anyone got a source for crab-eating fox also being known as wood foxes? --EarthFurst 06:18, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Response: I have an encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom by the Danbury Press and they state that it also goes by the name of wood fox. 12:34, 17 February 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.107.100.18 (talk)

The Encyclopaedia of Mammals lists Common Zorro as another name for the Crab-eating Fox, and also lists the genus as Dusicyon (source: The Encyclopaedia of Mammals, vol 1, p74. ISBN 0-04-500028-X)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joegrumbly (talk • contribs) 11:03, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * That's an old taxonomy. Dusicyon now contains only one species, the Falkland Islands Wolf. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:02, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

The Photo - Crab Eating Fox or North American Gray Fox?
It appears that the current (and quite beautiful) photo by Brian Gratwicke at Flickr taken in Panama is that of a North American gray fox (Urocyon) rather than that of a crab eating fox (Cerdocyon). The animal pictured has the characteristic gray salt-pepper coat, reddish patch on the neck, white throat/lower jaws/underparts, and black tip tail of a Urocyon gray fox. The characteristic Urocyon dorsal black stripe on the tail is not visible in this photo because of the angle of the shot. Also, the Urocyon gray fox lives in Panama, whereas the Crab Eating Fox does not.

Compare the Gratwicke photo to these gray fox photos (for example): http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Urocyon_cinereoargenteus.html http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0019 http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3372.htm

Or these gray foxes at Flickr (note: a few of these photos depict the South American/Patagonian gray fox - such as the photos by gastonCc, Elizabeth C, and David Thyberg). http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=gray%20fox&w=349770%40N21&m=pool

Then compare to these photos of the crab eating fox from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?m=pool&w=349770%40N21&q=crab+eating+fox

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.80.191.55 (talk) 03:55, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Poor Quality
This page is written like someone taking notes. Incomplete sentences, information listed instead of being worked into sentences, and repeated information make this article hard to read. I know nothing about the subject so I don't feel comfortable editing this one... Air (talk) 01:31, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Taxonomy
Shouldn't the fact that it was formerly classified as part of Dusicyon be mentioned? Or is/was it considered part of that genus by only some taxonomists? ZFT (talk) 01:49, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Names
I think there should be a section about what this species is called in various languages, including indigenous names. The reason is: I just found out that the German word for the crab-eating fox is Maikong, and so is it in many other European languages. While crab-eating foxes do not occur in Europe naturally, I think the word "Maikong" must somehow started in a language of South American origin (as the species is only found in South America). Also, it is useful for others to know what crab-eating foxes are called in other languages. --Scottishwildcat12 (talk) 17:04, 23 May 2015 (UTC)