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Canis is a
genus of the
Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, coyotes, and
golden jackals.
Species of this
genus are distinguished...
- The dog (
Canis familiaris or
Canis lupus familiaris) is a
domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also
called the
domestic dog, it was
selectively bred from...
- The
coyote (
Canis latrans), also
known as the
American jackal,
prairie wolf, or
brush wolf, is a
species of
canine native to
North America. It is smaller...
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Canis Major is a
constellation in the
southern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted...
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hybrid descended from
coyotes (
Canis latrans),
eastern wolves (
Canis lycaon), gray
wolves (
Canis lupus), and dogs (
Canis familiaris). All of
these species...
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Canis rufus) is a
canine native to the
southeastern United States. Its size is
intermediate between the
coyote (
Canis latrans) and gray wolf (
Canis lupus)...
- The wolf (
Canis lupus; pl.: wolves), also
known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a
canine native to
Eurasia and
North America. More than
thirty subspecies...
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Canis Minor is a
small constellation in the
northern celestial hemisphere. In the
second century, it was
included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars...
- The dire wolf was
about the same size as the
largest modern gray
wolves (
Canis lupus): the
Yukon wolf and the
northwestern wolf. A. d. guildayi weighed...
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There are 38
subspecies of
Canis lupus listed in the
taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the
World (2005, 3rd edition).
These subspecies were named...
