List of species and subspecies in the genus Canis

This is a list of species and subspecies of all living an extinct members of the genus Canis (Linnaeus 1758).

## Biological Ranking

* Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) (Domain)
* Holozoa (Lang, 2002) (Supergroup)
* Metazoa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Kingdom)
* Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) (Subkingdom)
* Deuterostomia (Grobben, 1908) (Superphylum)
* Chordata (Haeckel, 1874) (Phylum)
* Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801) (Subphylum)
* Synapsida (Seeley, 1895) (Clade)
* Eupelycosauria (Kemp, 1982) (Clade)
* Sphenacodontia (Romer & Price, 1940) (Subclade)
* Therapsidia (Broom, 1905) (Infraclade)
* Mammalia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Order)
* Theria (Parker & Haswell, 1897) (Class)
* Placentalia (Owen, 1837) (Subclass)
* Hoplopoda (Goldfuss, 1820) (Superorder)
* Ferungulata (Simpson, 1945) (Grandorder)
* Ferae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mirorder)
* Carnivora (D'Azyr, 1792) (Order)
* Caniformia (Kretzoi, 1943) (Suborder)
* Cynoidea (Flower, 1883) (Infraorder)
* Canoidea (Scheffer & Rice, 1963) (Superfamily)
* Canidae (Waldheim, 1817) (Family)
* Caninae (Waldheim, 1817) (Subfamily)
* Canini (Waldheim, 1817) (Tribe)
* Canina (Waldheim, 1817) (Subtribe)
* Canis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Genus)

## Species and Subspecies

There are over 70 subspecies in the genus Canis and over 20 species.

## Canis Adustus (Side-Striped Jackal)

* *Canis Adustus Adustus* - Sundevall's Side-Striped Jackal
* *Canis Adustus Bweha -* Elgon Side-Striped Jackal
* *Canis Adustus Centralis* - Central Side-Striped Jackal
* *Canis Adustus Grayi* - Gray's Side-Striped Jackal
* *Canis Adustus Kaffensis* - Kaffa Side-Striped Jackal
* *Canis Adustus Lateralis* - Lateral Side-Striped Jackal
* *Canis Adustus Notatus* - Loita Side-Striped Jackal

## Canis Aureus (Golden Jackal)

* *Canis Aureus Aureus -* Persian Jackal
* *Canis Aureus Creusemanni -* Indochinese Jackal
* *Canis Aureus Graecus -* European Jackal
* *Canis Aureus Indicus -* Indian Jackal
* *Canis Aureus Naria -* Southern Indian Jackal
* *Canis Aureus Syriacus -* Syrian Jackal

## Canis Dirus (Dire Wolf)

* *Canis Dirus Dirus* - Feared Wolf
* *Canis Dirus Guildayi* - Guilday's Wolf
* *Canis Dirus Nebrascensis* - Nebraska Wolf

## Canis Familiaris (Dog)

* *Canis Familaris Aegyptius -* Egyptian Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Aquaticus -* Aquatic Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Avicular* - Stray Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Domestic* - Indoor Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Extrarius* - Extrinsic Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Familiaris* - Domestic Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Fricator* - Outdoor Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Grajus*
* *Canis Familiaris Hallstromi* - New Guinea Singing Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Harrapensis -* Harrappa Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Melitens*
* *Canis Familiaris Molossus* - Giant Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Novahollandiae* - New Holland Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Papuensis* - Paupan Dog
* *Canis Familiaris Sagax*
* *Canis Familiaris Tengerrana* - Tengger Dog
* Canis Familiaris Vertagus

## Canis Latrans (Coyote)

* *Canis Latrans Cagottis -* Mexican Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Clepticus -* San Pedro Martir Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Dickeyi* - El Salvador Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Frustor* - Southeastern Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Goldmani* - Belize Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Hondurensis* - Honduras Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Impavidus* - Durango Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Incolatus* - Northern Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Jamesi* - Tiburon Island Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Latrans* - Eastern Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Lestes* - Mountain Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Mearnsi* - Mearn's Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Microdon* - Lower Rio Grande Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Ochropus* - California Valley Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Orcutti* - Ice Age Coyote (11,700 BC)
* *Canis Latrans Peninsulae* - Peninsula Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Texensis* - Texas Plains Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Thamnos* - Northeastern Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Umpquensis* - Northwest Coast Coyote
* *Canis Latrans Vigilis* - Colima Coyote

## Canis Lupaster (African Wolf)

* *Canis Lupaster Algirensis* - Algerian Wolf
* *Canis Lupaster Bea* - Serengeti Wolf
* *Canis Lupaster Riparius* - Somali Wolf

## Canis Lupus (Grey Wolf)

* *Canis Lupus Albus* - Tundra Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Alces* - Kenai Peninsula Wolf (1925)
* *Canis Lupus Arabs* - Arabian Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Arctos* - Arctic Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Baileyi* - Mexican Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Beothucus* - Newfoundland Wolf (1911)
* *Canis Lupus Bernardi* - Banks Island Wolf (1900)
* *Canis Lupus Campestris* - Steppe Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Canadensis* - Eastern Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Chanco* - Himalayan Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Columbianus* - British Columbia Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Crassodon* - Vancouver Island Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Cristaldii* - Sicilian Wolf (1970)
* *Canis Lupus Cubanensis* - Caspian Sea Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Desertorum* - Asian Desert Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Filchneri* - Tibetan Wooly Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Floridanus* - Florida Wolf (1908)
* *Canis Lupus Fuscus* - Cascade Mountain Wolf (1940)
* *Canis Lupus Gregoryi* - Mississippi Valley Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Griseoalbus* - Mantiboa Wolf (1900)
* *Canis Lupus Hattai* - Sakhalin Wolf (1889)
* *Canis Lupus Hodophilax* - Japanese Wolf (1905)
* *Canis Lupus Hudsonicus* - Hudson Valley Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Indica* - Indian Plains Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Irremotus* - Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Itallicus* - Italian Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Labradorius* - Labrador Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Ligoni* - Alexander Archipelago Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Lunellensis* - Middle Pleistocene Wolf (129,000 BC)
* *Canis Lupus Lupaster* - Egyptian Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Lupus* - Common Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Mackenzii* - Mackenzie River Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Manningi* - Baffin Island Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Maximus* - Giant Wolf (126,000 BC)
* *Canis Lupus Minor* - Reed Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Mongollonensis* - Mongollon Mountains Wolf (1930)
* *Canis Lupus Monstrabilis* - Texas Wolf (1800)
* *Canis Lupus Nubilus* - Great Plains Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Occidentalis* - Northwestern Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Orion* - Greenland Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Pallipes* - Indian Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Pambasileus* - Interior Alaskan Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Rufus* - Red Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Santenaisiensis* - Santenay Wolf (129,000 BC)
* *Canis Lupus Signatus* - Iberian Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Spelaeus* - Cave Wolf (8200 BC)
* *Canis Lupus Tundrarum* - Alaskan Tundra Wolf
* *Canis Lupus Youngi* - Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf (1935)

## Canis Mesomelas (Black-Backed Jackal)

* *Canis Mesomelas Mesomelas* - Cape Black-Backed Jackal
* *Canis Mesomelas Schmidti -* East African Black-Backed Jackal

## Canis Occidentalis (Occidental Wolf)

* *Canis Occidentalis Furlongi* - Furlong's Wolf (extinct)
* *Canis Occidentalis Occidentalis* -Western Wolf (extinct)

## Wolves without Subspecies

* *Canis Acutus* - Cactus Dog (11,000 BC)
* *Canis Africanus* - African Wolf (500,000 BC)
* *Canis Antarcticus* - Antarctic Wolf (1876)
* *Canis Antonii* - Anton's Wolf (500,000 BC)
* *Canis Appolloniensis* - Appolonian Wolf (781,000 BC)
* *Canis Armbrusteri* - Armbruster's Wolf (12,000 BC)
* *Canis Arnensis -* Arno River Dog (781,000 BC)
* *Canis Atrox* - African Dog (774,000 BC)
* *Canis Avus* - Falkland Island Wolf (1636)
* *Canis Brachyurus* - Maned Wolf
* *Canis Cedazoensis* - Cedazo Wolf (300,000 BC)
* *Canis Chihliensis* - Chilein Wolf (1 MYA)
* *Canis Cyonoides* - False Wild Dog (129,000 BC)
* *Canis Edwardii* - Edward's Wolf (300,000 BC)
* *Canis Etruscus* - Etruscan Wolf (126,000 BC)
* *Canis Falconeri* - Falconer's Wolf (1 MYA)
* *Canis Feneus* - Fossil Wolf (400,000 BC)?
* *Canis Ferox* - Fierce Dog (2.58 MYA)
* *Canis Geismarianus* - Spurious Dog (16.3 MYA)
* *Canis Hewitti* - Hewitt's Wolf (770,000 BC)
* *Canis Lepophagus* - Hare-Eating Wolf (500,000 BC)
* *Canis Lycaonoides* - Eastern Strange Wolf (126,000 BC)
* *Canis Mosbachensis* - Mosbach Wolf (300,000 BC)
* *Canis Nehringi* - Nehring's Wolf (110,000 BC)
* *Canis Orcensis* - Little Wolf (500,000 BC)
* *Canis Primaevus* - Primal Wolf (12,000 BC)
* *Canis Primigenius* - Red Crag Wolf (2.5 MYA)
* *Canis Proplatensis* - Bolivian Wolf (781,000 BC)
* *Canis Senegalensis* - Senegalese Wolf
* *Canis Simensis* - Ethiopian Wolf
* *Canis Soudanicus -* Variegated Wolf
* *Canis Texanus* - Texas Dog (300,000 BC)
* *Canis Thooides* - Arizona Wolf (1.8 MYA)
* *Canis Variabilis* - Zhoukoudian Wolf (129,000 BC)