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Vulpes vulpes

Linnaeus, 1758
Chordata » Carnivora » Canidae » Vulpes vulpes
Common name (English)
Red fox
Common name (Greek)
Αλεπού

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

"The rate of introduction continued to increase during the first half of the 10th millennium, with the new introduction of two wild animals, fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the Persian fallow deer (Dama d. mesopotamica), and one new domestic taxon, sheep (Ovis aries)" (Vigne et al. 2014).

Pathway
1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Introduction for conservation purposes or wildlife management – Cons
Pathway detail

Introduced before 5000 BCE.

References

Vigne JD, Zazzo A, Cucchi T, Carrère I, Briois F, Guilaine J (2014) The transportation of mammals to Cyprus sheds light on early voyaging and boats in the Mediterranean sea. Eurasian Prehistory 10(1-2): 157–176.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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