Question
Which of the following taxa would you not use to classify the coyote?
Canidae
Canis
Vulpes
Animalia
Canidae
Canis
Vulpes
Animalia
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To classify the coyote, you would not use the taxon "Vulpes."
"Coyote" belongs to the family Canidae and the genus Canis, while Vulpes refers to the genus that includes foxes, not coyotes. The correct classifications for the coyote are:
- Animalia (kingdom)
- Chordata (phylum)
- Mammalia (class)
- Carnivora (order)
- Canidae (family)
- Canis (genus)
- Canis latrans (species)
So, "Vulpes" is the one that does not apply to coyotes.
"Coyote" belongs to the family Canidae and the genus Canis, while Vulpes refers to the genus that includes foxes, not coyotes. The correct classifications for the coyote are:
- Animalia (kingdom)
- Chordata (phylum)
- Mammalia (class)
- Carnivora (order)
- Canidae (family)
- Canis (genus)
- Canis latrans (species)
So, "Vulpes" is the one that does not apply to coyotes.