Ferrucyon is an extinct genus of omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, which inhabited North America during the Pliocene, Blancan in the NALMA classification, from about 4.9 to approximately 2.6 Ma. The type species, F. avius, was originally interpreted as a relative of the modern crab-eating fox, and described as a species belonging to the genus Cerdocyon. Ruiz-Ramoni et al.
Ferrucyon is an extinct genus of omnivorous mammal belonging to the family Canidae, inhabiting North America during the Pliocene epoch, from approximately 4.9 to 2.6 million years ago. The type species, F. avius, was initially thought to be a relative of the modern crab-eating fox and classified under the genus Cerdocyon.