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Caninae

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The list of species of Caninae subfamily

The Caninae, known as canines,: 182 are one of three subfamilies found within the canid family. The other two canid subfamilies are the extinct Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae. The Caninae includes all living canids and their most recent fossil relatives. Their fossils were first found in North America and dated to the Oligocene era, then spreading to Asia at the end of the Miocene era,: 122 some 7 million to 8 million years ago.

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The list of species of Caninae subfamily

The Caninae, known as canines,: 182 are one of three subfamilies found within the canid family. The other two canid subfamilies are the extinct Borophaginae and Hesperocyoninae. The Caninae includes all living canids and their most recent fossil relatives. Their fossils were first found in North America and dated to the Oligocene era, then spreading to Asia at the end of the Miocene era,: 122 some 7 million to 8 million years ago.

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African Wild Dog

African Wild Dog

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon; it is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialized for a hypercarnivorous diet, and by a lack of dewclaws....

Crab-Eating Fox

Crab-Eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

The Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) is a species of medium-sized canid native to the central part of South America. It is not closely related to true foxes. The part of its scientific name comes from the Greek words kerdo (meaning fox) and kyon...

Short-Eared Dog

Short-Eared Dog

Atelocynus microtis

The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis ), also known as the short-eared zorro or small-eared dog, is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin. This is the only species assigned to the genus Atelocynus.

Cape wild dog

Lycaon pictus pictus

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus ), also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the...

East African wild dog

East African wild dog

Lycaon pictus lupinus

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus ), also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the...

Somali wild dog

Somali wild dog

Lycaon pictus somalicus

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus ), also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the...

West African wild dog

West African wild dog

Lycaon pictus manguensis

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus ), also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the...

Chadian wild dog

Chadian wild dog

Lycaon pictus sharicus

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus ), also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the...