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Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Canidae

Canidae is a family of carnivorous mammals, commonly known as canines. It includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.

Genus Alopex?
species lagopus (Arctic fox)
Genus Atelocynus?
species microtis? ([small-eared dog]?)
Genus Canis?
species adustus? ([side-striped jackal]?)
species aureus? ([golden jackal]?)
species familiaris (dingo?, domestic dog)
species latrans (coyote)
species lupus (wolf or, in N. America "gray wolf")
species mesomelas? ([black-backed jackal]?)
species rufus (red wolf)
species simensis? ([Ethopian wolf]?, Abyssinian wolf, Simian jackal, Simian fox)
Genus Cerdocyon?
species thous? ([crab-eating fox]?)
Genus Chrysocyon?
species brachyurus? ([maned wolf]?)
Genus Cuon?
species alpinus (dhole)
Genus Dusicyon?
species australis? ([Falkland Island wolf]?)
Genus Lycaon
species pictus (African hunting dog)
Genus Nyctereutes?
species procyonoides? ([raccoon dog]?)
Genus Otocyon?
species megalotis? ([bat-eared fox]?)
Genus Pseudalopex?
species culpaeus? ([Colpeo fox]?)
species griseus? ([Argentine gray fox]?)
species gymnocercus? ([South American fox]?)
species microtis?
species sechurae?
species vetulus? ([hoary fox]?)
Genus Speothos?
species venaticus? (Amazonian [bush dog]?)
Genus Urocyon?
species cinereoargenteus? ([gray fox]?)
species littoralis? ([gray fox]?)
Genus Vulpes? (Foxes)
species bengalensis? (Indian or [Bengal fox]?)
species cana? ([Blanford's fox]?)
species chama? ([Cape fox]?)
species corsac? ([Corsac fox]?)
species ferrilata? ([Tibetan sand fox]?)
species pallida? ([pale fox]?)
species rueppelli? ([sand fox]?)
species velox? ([swift fox]?)
species vulpes? ([red fox]?)
species zerda? (Fennec?)


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