Canidae

Canidae is the family of carnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. It includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.

Placement

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Mammalia

Order Carnivora

Family Canidae

Children

• Alopex[?]
• Atelocynus[?]
• Canis[?] - domestic dog, coyote, wolf, red wolf
• Cerdocyon[?]
• Chrysocyon[?]
• Cuon[?] - dhole
• Dusicyon[?]
• Fennecus - fennec
• Lycalopex[?]
• Lycaon - African hunting dog
• Nyctereutes[?]
• Otocyon[?]
• Pseudalopex[?]
• Speothos[?]
• Urocyon[?]
• Vulpes - fox, arctic fox

References

http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/carnivora.canidae.html
as of 2002-07-06