Canis

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Canis
Image:Canis lupus laying in grass.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Genus: Canis
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

Canis adustus
Canis aureus
Canis dirus (extinct)
Canis himalayaensis
Canis indica
Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Canis mesomelas
Canis rufus
Canis simensis

  C. lupus also includes dogs.

Canis is a genus that includes wolves, foxes, coyotes, dingoes, jackals, and lycaons. The Gray Wolf is the ancestor of the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris).

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