Canidae: Family of mammals
Canidae is a family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals of the order Carnivora.
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| Family: | Canidae G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 |
Animals that belong to the family Canidae are canids. The family Canidae is divided into two tribes: Vulpini ("foxes"), and Canini ("dogs"). Vulpini (foxes) are "vulpines". Canini (wolves, dogs, coyotes and others) are "canines". Dogs are essentially pack animals which hunt their prey in a group. Foxes generally hunt separately.
Examples of canids are dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals.
Taxonomy
- Tribe Vulpini, foxes
- Genus Vulpes
- Indian fox, Vulpes bengalensis
- Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana
- Cape fox, Vulpes chama
- Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac
- Tibetan fox, Vulpes ferrilata
- Pale fox, Vulpes pallida
- Rüppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli
- Swift fox, Vulpes velox
- Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
- Fennec, Vulpes zerda
- Genus Alopex
- Arctic fox, Alopex lagopus
- Genus Urocyon
- Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Island fox, Urocyon littoralis
- Genus Otocyon
- Bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis
- Genus Vulpes
- Tribe Canini, Dogs
- Genus Dusicyon
- Falkland Island fox, Dusicyon australis†
- Genus Pseudalopex
- Culpeo, Pseudalopex culpaeus
- South American grey fox, Pseudalopex griseus
- Darwin's fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes
- Pampas fox, Pseudalopex gymnocercus
- Sechura fox, Pseudalopex sechurae
- Hoary fox, Pseudalopex vetulus
- Genus Atelocynus
- Short-eared dog, Atelocynus microtis
- Genus Cerdocyon
- Crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous
- Genus Speothos
- Bush dog, Speothos venaticus
- Genus Chrysocyon
- Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Genus Nyctereutes
- Raccoon Dog (Tanuki), Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Genus Cuon
- Dhole, Cuon alpinus
- Genus Lycaon
- African wild dog, Lycaon pictus
- Genus Canis
- Grey wolf, Canis lupus
- domestic dogs, Canis lupus familiaris
- Red wolf, Canis rufus
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Golden jackal, Canis aureus
- Black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas
- Side-striped jackal, Canis adustus
- Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis
- Eastern wolf, Canis lycaon
- Grey wolf, Canis lupus
- Genus Dusicyon
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