Canis mesomelas

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Canis mesomelas

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis mesomelas
Subspecies: C. m. mesomelas - C. m. schmidti

[edit] Name

Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775

Type locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].

[edit] References

• Schreber, J. C. D. 1777. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen, 2(14): pl. 95[1775]; see also text, 3(21):370[1776], 586[1777].
• Canis mesomelas on Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775 Report on ITIS
• IUCN link: Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775 (Least Concern)

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