Canidae

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

Animals that belong to the Dog family Canidae are canids. The family Canidae is divided into two tribes: Vulpini (foxes), and Canini (wolves, dogs, coyotes, and jackals). The family Canidae also includes the genus Urocyon (gray foxes and island foxes) and two extinct groups of canids: Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae.

Canids that belong to Vulpini are "vulpines". Canids that belong to Canini are "canines". Canines are usually pack animals which hunt their prey in a group. Foxes usually hunt alone. However, almost all canids are social animals.

Canids live on every continent on Earth, except for Antarctica. Many of them reached certain areas alongside humans. One kind of canid, the dog, became a domestic animal. This made dogs the most well-known canids, and one of the most widely kept pets.

 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
 Tribe Canini, Dogs
 Genus Dusicyon
 Falkland Island fox, Dusicyon australis†
 Genus Pseudalopex
 Culpeo, Lycalopex culpaeus
 South American grey fox, Lycalopex griseus
 Darwin's fox, Lycalopex fulvipes
 Pampas fox, Lycalopex gymnocercus
 Sechura fox, Lycalopex sechurae
 Hoary fox, Lycalopex 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

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References

 Other websites 

 canids.org

Category:Canids