Canidae

Canids; Temporal range: Palaeogene - Recent
	Coyote (Canis latrans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Canidae; G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Canidae is a family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals of the order Carnivora.

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[change | change source]

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
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