Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Canidae
Genus: Otocyon
Species: O. megalotis
Name
Otocyon Müller, 1836
Type species: Otocyon caffer Müller, 1836 (= Canis megalotis Desmarest, 1822), by monotypy (Melville and Smith, 1987).
Synonyms
* Agrodius C. E. H. Smith, 1840
References
* Arch. Anat. Physiol., Jahresber. Fortschr. Wiss., 1835: 1.
* Otocyon on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Otocyon Müller, 1836 Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Löffelhund
日本語: オオミミギツネ属
Polski: Otocjon
