Canis

Canis lupus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Canidae
Subfamilia: Caninae
Tribus: Canini
Genus: Canis
Species: C. adustus - C. aureus - †C. dirus - C. hallstromi - C. himalayensis - C. latrans - C. lupus - C. lycaon - C. mesomelas - C. rufus - C. simensis - †C. ursinus

Name

Canis Linnaeus, 1758

Type species: Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (= Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758), by Linnean tautonomy (Melville & Smith, 1987).

Synonyms

• Alopedon Hilzheimer, 1906
• Alopsis Rafinesque, 1815
• Chaon C. E. H. Smith, 1839
• Dasycyon Krumbiegel, 1953
• Dieba Bray, 1869
• Lupulella Hilzheimer, 1906
• Lupulus Gervais, 1855
• Lupus Oken, 1816
• Lyciscus C. E. H. Smith, 1839
• Mamcanisus Herrera, 1899
• Neocyon Gray, 1868
• Oreocyon Krumbiegel, 1949
• Oxygous Hodgson, 1841
• Sacalius C. E. H. Smith, 1839
• Schaeffia Hilzheimer, 1906
• Simenia Gray, 1868
• Thos Oken, 1816
• Vulpicanis de Blainville, 1837

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758: Systema Naturae ..., 10th ed., 1: 38. PDF
• Canis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Koler-Matznick J. (2003). An Updated Description of the New Guinea Singing Dog Canis Hallstromi Troughton 1957. J. Zoology, London 261:1-10.
• Canis Linnaeus, 1758 Report on ITIS

Vernacular name

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日本語: イヌ属
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Ektehundedyr
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Русский: Волки
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Українська: Вовк
中文: 犬屬

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