Canis

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Canis Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Canis adustus
Canis aureus
Canis dirus (extinct)
Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Canis mesomelas
Canis simensis

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 (Asiatic wild dog) 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
	Canis aureus cruesemanni	Canis latrans impavidus
	Canis aureus indicus	Canis latrans incolatus
	Canis aureus lupaster	Canis latrans jamesi
	Canis aureus moreotica	Canis latrans latrans
	Canis aureus naria	Canis latrans mearnsi
	Canis aureus riparius	Canis latrans microdon
	Canis aureus soudanicus	Canis latrans ochropus
	Canis aureus syriacus	Canis latrans peninsulae
		Canis latrans texensis
		Canis latrans thamnos
		Canis latrans umpquensis
		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		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