Canis

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Canis

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

† C. lupus also includes dogs.

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 anthus	Canis latrans clepticus
Canis adustus gray	Canis aureus aureus	Canis latrans dickeyi
Canis adustus kaffensis	Canis aureus bea	Canis latrans frustror
Canis adustus lateralis	Canis aureus cruesemanni	Canis latrans goldmani
Canis adustus notatus	Canis aureus indicus	Canis latrans hondurensis
	Canis aureus lupaster	Canis latrans impavidus
	Canis aureus moreotica	Canis latrans incolatus
	Canis aureus naria	Canis latrans jamesi
	Canis aureus riparius	Canis latrans latrans
	Canis aureus soudanicus	Canis latrans mearnsi
	Canis aureus syriacus	Canis latrans microdon
		Canis latrans ochropus
		Canis latrans peninsulae
		Canis latrans texensis
		Canis latrans thamnos
		Canis latrans umpquensis
		Canis latrans vigilis
		Canis latrans colatus
		Canis latrans harriscrooki
		Canis latrans irvingtonensis
		Canis latrans lestes
		Canis latrans orcutti
		Canis latrans riviveronis
		Canis latrans var

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 arabs	Canis mesomelas schmidti	Canis rufus gregoryi	Canis simensis simensis
Canis lupus arctos		Canis rufus rufus
Canis lupus baileyi		Canis niger
Canis lupus communis
Canis lupus cubanensis
Canis lupus dingo
Canis lupus familiaris (dogs)
Canis lupus hattai
Canis lupus hodophilax
Canis lupus italicus
Canis lupus lycaon
Canis lupus lupaster
Canis lupus lupus
Canis lupus nubilus
Canis lupus occidentalis
Canis lupus pallipes