Vulpes velox

1. temporal ridges bow out laterally half way back
2. depressions on postorbital processes
3. first two incisors in straight horizontal line; third farther back
4. total length less than 160 mm

Click this thumbnail for a dorsal view of the skulls of the three foxes found in Texas--Vulpes vulpes, U. cinereoargenteus, and V. velox.

Click this thumbnail to compare the relative size and shape of the Vulpes velox skull with the skull of Procyon lotor.