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For other uses, see Canis (disambiguation).
Canis is a genus that includes several of the modern wolf and jackal species, including the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) which is thought to be the ancestor of the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris). There are between 7 and 10 species, depending on the source that is used. The jackals used to be placed in their own genus: Thor, but that classification is never used now. Molecular evidence indicate that Cuon is actually part of Canis. Other closely related genera are Lycaon (African wild dog) and, more distantly, Pseudalopex and other South American Foxes. There are a great many extinct species of the genus Canis. It is an old genus (but very advanced), dating back to the Miocene.
[edit] Canis species and subspecies
| Side-striped Jackal |
Golden Jackal |
Coyote |
| Canis adustus |
Canis aureus |
Canis latrans |
| Canis adustus adustus |
Canis aureus algirensis |
Canis latrans cagottis |
| Canis adustus bweha |
Canis aureus algirensis |
Canis latrans clepticus |
| Canis adustus grayi |
Canis aureus algirensis |
Canis latrans dickeyi |
| Canis adustus kaffensis |
Canis aureus anthus |
Canis latrans frustror |
| Canis adustus lateralis |
Canis aureus aureus |
Canis latrans goldmani |
| Canis adustus notatus |
Canis aureus bea |
Canis latrans hondurensis |
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Canis aureus cruesemanni |
Canis latrans impavidus |
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Canis aureus indicus |
Canis latrans incolatus |
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Canis aureus lupaster |
Canis latrans jamesi |
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Canis aureus moreotica |
Canis latrans latrans |
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Canis aureus naria |
Canis latrans mearnsi |
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Canis aureus riparius |
Canis latrans microdon |
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Canis aureus soudanicus |
Canis latrans ochropus |
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Canis aureus syriacus |
Canis latrans peninsulae |
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Canis latrans texensis |
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Canis latrans thamnos |
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Canis latrans umpquensis |
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Canis latrans vigilis |
| Gray Wolf |
Black-backed Jackal |
Red Wolf |
Ethiopian Wolf |
| Canis lupus |
Canis mesomelas |
Canis rufus |
Canis simensis |
| Canis lupus albus |
Canis mesomelas mesomelas |
Canis rufus floridanus |
Canis simensis citernii |
| Canis lupus alces |
Canis mesomelas schmidti |
Canis rufus gregoryi |
Canis simensis simensis |
| Canis lupus arabs |
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Canis rufus rufus |
| Canis lupus arctos |
| Canis lupus baileyi |
| Canis lupus beothucus |
| Canis lupus bernardi |
| Canis lupus campestris |
| Canis lupus chanco |
| Canis lupus columbianus |
| Canis lupus crassodon |
| Canis lupus dingo |
| Canis lupus familiaris |
| Canis lupus filchnevi |
| Canis lupus floridanus |
| Canis lupus fuscus |
| Canis lupus gregoryi |
| Canis lupus griseoalbus |
| Canis lupus hattai (Honshū Wolf) |
| Canis lupus hodophilax (Hokkaido or Ezo Wolf) |
| Canis lupus hudsonicus |
| Canis lupus irremotus |
| Canis lupus labradorius |
| Canis lupus ligoni |
| Canis lupus lycaon |
| Canis lupus mackenzii |
| Canis lupus manningi |
| Canis lupus mogollonensis |
| Canis lupus monstrabilis |
| Canis lupus nubilus |
| Canis lupus occidentalis |
| Canis lupus orion |
| Canis lupus pallipes |
| Canis lupus pambasileus |
| Canis lupus tundrarum |
| Canis lupus youngi |
| Dire Wolf (extinct) |
| Canis dirus |
