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Canidae

Canidae

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Coyote (Canis latrans) |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background: pink;" | Scientific classification |- style="text-align:center;" |

|- valign=top |Kingdom:||Animalia |- valign=top |Phylum:||Chordata |- valign=top |Class:||Mammalia |- valign=top |Order:||Carnivora |- valign=top |Family:||Canidae |} |- style="text-align:center; background:pink;" !Genera |- |

|} Canidae is the family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. It includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals. These animals are all digitigrades.

A classification of dogs

Note that the subdivision of Canidae into "foxes" and "true dogs" may not be in accordance with the actual relations, and that the classification of several canines is disputed. Examples include the Domestic Dog which is listed by some authorities as Canis familiaris and others (including the Smithsonian Institution and the American Society of Mammalogists) as a subspecies of the Wolf (i.e., Canis lupus familiaris); the Red Wolf, which may or may not be a full species; and the Dingo, which is variously classified as Canis lupus dingo, Canis dingo and Canis familiaris dingo.

  • True dogs - Tribe Canini
    • Genus Canis
    • Genus Lycaon
    • Genus Cuon
    • Genus Nyctereutes
    • Genus Atelocynus
      • Short-eared Dog , Atelocynus microtis
    • Genus Speothos
    • Genus Chrysocyon
    • (Genus Dusicyon extinct)
    • Genus Pseudalopex
      • Culpeo, Pseudalopex culpaeus
      • Argentine Grey Fox , Pseudalopex griseus
      • Pampas Fox , Pseudalopex gymnocercus
      • Sechura Fox , Pseudalopex sechurae
      • Hoary Fox , Pseudalopex vetulus
    • Genus Cerdocyon
      • Crab-eating Fox , Cerdocyon thous
  • Foxes - Tribe Vulpini
    • Genus Vulpes
      • Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes
      • Swift Fox, Vulpes velox
      • Kit Fox, Vulpes macrotis
      • Corsac Fox , Vulpes corsac
      • Cape Fox, Vulpes chama
      • Pale Fox , Vulpes pallida
      • Bengal Fox, Vulpes bengalensis
      • Tibetan Fox , Vulpes ferrilata
      • Blandford's Fox , Vulpes cana
      • Rueppel's Fox , Vulpes rueppelli
      • Steppe Fox , Vulpes corsac
      • Fennec, Vulpes zerda (former Fennecus zerda)
    • Genus Alopex
    • Genus Otocyon
    • Genus Urocyon



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