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Canis familiaris
Linnaeus, 1758
- domestic dog
(mammal)
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Canis (Genus) - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
..[Canis] (Subgenus)
..Canis adustus (Species) - side-striped jackal
..[Canis alopex] (Species)
..†Canis arnensis (Species)
..Canis aureus (Species) - golden jackal
..†Canis davisi (Species)
..[Canis dingo] (Species) - dingo
..‡Canis dirus (Species) - dire wolf
..[Canis gezi] (Species)
..[‡Canis hodophilax] (Species)
..[Canis hyaena] (Species)
..[Canis lagopus] (Species)
..Canis latrans (Species) - coyote
..Canis lupus (Species) - wolf
..Canis mesomelas (Species) - black-backed jackal
..[Canis nehringi] (Species)
..[Canis niger] (Species)
..[Canis rufus] (Species) - red wolf
..Canis simensis (Species) - Ethiopian wolf
..†Canis vitastensis (Species)
..[Canis vulpes] (Species)
..[Cerdocyon] (Subgenus)
..[Lycalopex] (Subgenus)
..[Pseudalopex] (Subgenus)
..[Simenia] (Subgenus)
..†Theriodictis (Subgenus)
..[Vulpes] (Subgenus)
..[Canis familiaris] (Species) - domestic dog
....[Canis familiaris dingo] (Subspecies) - dingo
....[Canis familiaris familiaris] (Subspecies) - domestic dog
....[Canis familiaris hallstomi] (Subspecies)
....[Canis familiaris var. aegyptius] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. aquaticus] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. avicular] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. domestic] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. extrarius] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. fricator] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. grajus] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. meliteus] (Variety) - lap-dog
....[Canis familiaris var. molossus] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. sagax] (Variety)
....[Canis familiaris var. vertagus] (Variety)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 38-39.
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Canis familiaris familiaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Different rank
:
Canis lupus familiaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Pachycyon robustus
Allen, 1885
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
huishond
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
domestic dog
:
dog
:
dingo
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28 Aug 2026