Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
4-655.75.00
Canidae
English: Dogs and allies.
Genera: 10; 37 species.
Clades: Carnivora; Laurasiatheria; Mammalia; Animals.
Canidae: Canis, Cuon, Lycaon, Atelocynus, Cerdocyon, Pseudalopex, Chrysocyon, Speothos, Vulpes, Urocyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes
True dogs - Tribe Canini
Genus Canis
Side-striped Jackal, Canis adustus
Golden Jackal, Canis aureus
Himalayan Wolf, Canis himalayensis (sometimes considered as gray wolf species)
Indian Wolf, Canis indica (sometimes considered as gray wolf species)
Coyote, Canis latrans (also called Prairie Wolf)
Deeb, Canis lupaster
Gray Wolf, Canis lupus (2.723 Ma to present)
Domestic Dog, Canis lupus familiaris
Dingo, most often classified as Canis lupus dingo (sometimes considered a separate taxon)
New Guinea Singing Dog, Canis lupus hallstromi
many other proposed subspecies
Red Wolf, Canis rufus (3 Ma to present)
Eastern Wolf, Canis (rufus) lycaon (sometimes considered a separate species)
Black-backed Jackal, Canis mesomelas
Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis (also called Abyssinian Wolf, Simien Fox and Simien Jackal)
Genus Cuon
Dhole, Cuon alpinus or Canis alpinus (also called Asian Wild Dog)
Genus Lycaon
African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus (also called African Hunting Dog)
Genus Atelocynus
Short-eared Dog, Atelocynus microtis
Genus Cerdocyon
Crab-eating Fox, Cerdocyon thous
Genus Pseudalopex
Culpeo, Pseudalopex culpaeus
Darwin's Fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes
Argentine Grey Fox, Pseudalopex griseus
Pampas Fox, Pseudalopex gymnocercus
Sechura Fox, Pseudalopex sechurae
Hoary Fox, Pseudalopex vetulus
Mendoza Fox, Pseudalopex sp.?
Genus Chrysocyon
Maned Wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus
Genus Speothos
Bush Dog, Speothos venaticus
Unnamed bush dog relative, Speothos pacivorus †
True foxes - Tribe Vulpini
Genus Vulpes
Arctic Fox, Vulpes lagopus
Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes (1 Ma to present)
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 Sand Fox, Vulpes ferrilata
Blanford's Fox, Vulpes cana
Rüppell's Fox, Vulpes rueppelli
Fennec Fox, Vulpes zerda
Genus Urocyon (2 Ma to present)
Gray Fox, U. cinereoargenteus
Island Fox, U. littoralis
Cozumel Fox, U. sp.
Basal Caninae
Genus Otocyon (probably a vulpine close to Urocyon)
Bat-eared Fox, Otocyon megalotis
Genus Nyctereutes
Raccoon Dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides