Canids facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Canids Temporal range: Palaeogene - Recent
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Canidae G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Canidae is a family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals of the order Carnivora. Animals that belong to the family Canidae are called canids. The family Canidae is divided into two tribes: Vulpini ("true foxes"), and Canini ("true dogs"). Canids of the tribe Vulpini (foxes) are called "vulpines". Canids of the tribe Canini (wolves, dogs, coyotes and others) are called "canines". Some people call all these canids "canines", but this is wrong.

Examples of canids are dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals.

Taxonomy

• Tribe Vulpini, True foxes
  • Genus Vulpes
    • Indian Fox, Vulpes bengalensis
    • Blanford's Fox, Vulpes cana
    • Cape Fox, Vulpes chama
    • Corsac Fox, Vulpes corsac
    • Tibetan Fox, Vulpes ferrilata
    • Pale Fox, Vulpes pallida
    • Rüppell's Fox, Vulpes rueppelli
    • Swift Fox, Vulpes velox
    • Kit Fox, Vulpes macrotis
    • Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes
    • Fennec, Vulpes zerda
  • Genus Alopex
    • Arctic Fox, Alopex lagopus
  • Genus Urocyon
    • Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
    • Island Fox, Urocyon littoralis
  • Genus Otocyon
    • Bat-eared Fox, Otocyon megalotis
• Tribe Canini, True dogs
  • Genus Dusicyon
    • Falkland Island Fox, Dusicyon australis†
  • Genus Pseudalopex
    • Culpeo, Pseudalopex culpaeus
    • South American Grey Fox, Pseudalopex griseus
    • Darwin's Fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes
    • Pampas Fox, Pseudalopex gymnocercus
    • Sechura Fox, Pseudalopex sechurae
    • Hoary Fox, Pseudalopex vetulus
  • Genus Atelocynus
    • Short-eared Dog, Atelocynus microtis
  • Genus Cerdocyon
    • Crab-eating Fox, Cerdocyon thous
  • Genus Speothos
    • Bush Dog, Speothos venaticus
  • Genus Chrysocyon
    • Maned Wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus
  • Genus Nyctereutes
    • Raccoon Dog (Tanuki), Nyctereutes procyonoides
  • Genus Cuon
    • Dhole, Cuon alpinus
  • Genus Lycaon
    • African wild dog, Lycaon pictus
  • Genus Canis
    • Grey Wolf, Canis lupus
      • domestic dogs, Canis lupus familiaris
    • Red Wolf, Canis rufus
    • Coyote, Canis latrans
    • Golden Jackal, Canis aureus
    • Black-backed Jackal, Canis mesomelas
    • Side-striped Jackal, Canis adustus
    • Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis
    • Eastern Wolf, Canis lycaon

Images for kids

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  Representatives of three canid subfamilies: Hesperocyon (Hesperocyoninae), Aelurodon (Borophaginae) and Canis aureus (Caninae)

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  Comparative illustration of the paws of gray wolf, Eurasian golden jackal, and dhole by A. N. Komarov

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  Skeleton of a black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) on display at the Museum of Osteology

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  Diagram of a wolf skull with key features labelled

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  Eurasian wolf skull

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  Dholes attacking a sambar, Bandipur National Park

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  A feral dog from Sri Lanka nursing her puppies

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  Traditional English fox hunt

See also

In Spanish: Canidae para niños