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Canidae is the family of carnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. It includes dogThis article discusses the domestic dog. For other members of the dog family, see Canidae. The dog is a canine omnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for somewhere between 14,000 and 150,000 years. In those millennia, the dog has developed into hunds, wolvesThe Wolf or Grey Wolf Canis lupus is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. Wolves once had an almost worldwide distribution, but are now limited primarily to North America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Their preference on h, foxThe foxes comprise 23 species of omnivorous canids, found worldwide. Often fox refers to a member of the genus Vulpes especially the red fox, Vulpes vulpes''. Young foxes are called kits''. A group of foxes is a skulk''. General characteristics Foxes tendes, coyotes and jackalCanis aureus ''Canis adustus ''Canis mesomelas ''Canis simensis The jackal (borrowed from Persian shoghal is one of a number of small- to medium-sized members of the Canidae family found in Africa and Asia. Jackals fill a similar ecological niche as the cs. These animals are all digitigradeA digitigrade is an animal which stands or walks on its digits, or toes. They are generally faster and quieter than other types of animals. The term can also be used as an adverb, refering to the type of locomotion used by such animals. Examples of digitis.
1 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 DogThis article discusses the domestic dog. For other members of the dog family, see Canidae. The dog is a canine omnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for somewhere between 14,000 and 150,000 years. In those millennia, the dog has developed into hund 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
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Wolf, Canis lupus
- Domestic Dog, Canis lupus familiaris
- Dingo, Canis lupus dingo
- many other proposed subspecies
- Red Wolf, Canis rufus
- Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis (also called Abyssinian Wolf, Simien Fox and Simien Jackal)
- Jackal
- Golden Jackal , Canis aureus
- Side-striped Jackal , Canis adustus
- Black-backed Jackal , Canis mesomelas
- 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