Cerdocyon avius

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Cerdocyon avius
Fossil range: Pleistocene
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Cerdocyon
Species: C. avius
Binomial name
Cerdocyon avius

Cerdocyon avius is an extinct species of canine closely related to the crab-eating fox.

C. avius was about 80 cm (2 ft 8 in) long and probably had similar habits to its extant relative. It is found in Baja California.

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