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Canis
Linnaeus, 1758
- dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
(mammal)
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Entity:
Canini (Tribe)
..Atelocynus (Genus) - small-eared dog, short-eared dog
..Cerdocyon (Genus) - crab-eating fox
..Chrysocyon (Genus) - maned wolf
..Cuon (Genus) - dhole
..‡Dusicyon (Genus) - Falkland Island wolf
..†Eucyon (Genus)
..Lycalopex (Genus) - hoary fox
..Lycaon (Genus) - African hunting dog
..Nyctereutes (Genus) - raccoon dog
..†Protocyon (Genus)
..Speothos (Genus) - bush dog
..†Theriodictis (Genus)
..†Xenocyon (Genus)
..Canis (Genus) - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
....Canis adustus (Species) - side-striped jackal
....†Canis arnensis (Species)
....Canis aureus (Species) - golden jackal
....†Canis davisi (Species)
....‡Canis dirus (Species) - dire wolf
....Canis latrans (Species) - coyote
....Canis lupus (Species) - wolf
....Canis mesomelas (Species) - black-backed jackal
....Canis simensis (Species) - Ethiopian wolf
....†Canis vitastensis (Species)
....†Theriodictis (Subgenus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1735.
Syst. Nat.
[ed. 1]
: [10].
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 38.
Unavailable original rank
:
Types
Type of
:
Canini
(Tribe)
Batsch, 1788
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Canis
(Subgenus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Type, by synonymy
:
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Canis
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Aenocyon
(Genus)
Merriam, 1918
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Lyciscus
(Genus)
Jordan & Gilbert, 1899
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Pachycyon
(Genus)
Allen, 1885
Ref:
PBDB
: 13 Sep 2019.
Including
:
Hyaena
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
honden s.s.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026