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The genus Canis contains many different species and has a wide range of different mating systems that varies depending on the type of canine and the species. [27] In a study done in 2017, it was found that in some species of canids females use their sexual status to gain food resources.
10 of the 13 extant canid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Canis, Cuon, Lycaon, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Speothos, Vulpes, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, and Urocyon Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals.
The Indian plains wolf is a proposed clade within the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) that is distinguished by its mitochondrial DNA, which is basal to all other wolves except for the Himalayan wolf. The taxonomic status of this wolf clade is disputed, with the separate species Canis indica being proposed based on two limited DNA studies.
This is a list of the species of Canidae ordered by average weights of adult individuals in the wild. ... Canis lupus: 14–65 [1] 79 [2] 86 [3] 1.4-1.90 [4]
Canidae (/ ˈ k æ n ɪ d iː /; [3] from Latin, canis, "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade.A member of this family is also called a canid (/ ˈ k eɪ n ɪ d /). [4]
Species and subspecies Wild ancestor Date Location of origin Purposes Image Changes from wild ancestor/ Notes Extent in the wild vs. captivity Taxon group Domestic dog (Canis familiaris) [3] Extinct Pleistocene population of the grey wolf (Canis lupus ssp.) [4] 13,000 BCE [5] [6] China, [7] [8] [9] Europe [6] in different places in Asia
How Many Types of Wolves Are There, Really? The article (about types of wolves) states there are two types of wolves in the world.This ignores the African/golden wolf (Canis anthus) of west, north ...
Pages in category "Canis" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...