Canis

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Grey Wolf |- 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 |- valign=top |Genus:||Canis |} |- style="text-align:center; background:pink;" !Species |- | Canis lupus
Canis rufus
Canis latrans
Canis aureus
Canis adustus
Canis mesomelas
Canis simensis |} Canis is a genus that includes several species.

One species, the Wolf (Canis lupus) or Grey Wolf is thought to be the ancestor of the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris).

• Genus Canis
  • Wolf, Canis lupus
    • Domestic Dog, Canis lupus familiaris
    • Dingo, Canis lupus dingo
    • The other proposed subspecies can be found under Wolf.
  • Red Wolf, Canis rufus
  • Coyote, Canis latrans
  • Golden Jackal , Canis aureus
  • Side-striped Jackal , Canis adustus
  • Black-backed Jackal , Canis mesomelas
  • Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis