Canidae

Canidae is a family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals of the order Carnivora. Animals that belong to the family Canidae are called canids. The family Canidae is divided into two tribes: Vulpini ("true foxes"), and Canini ("true dogs"). Canids of the tribe Vulpini (foxes) are called "vulpines". Canids of the tribe Canini (wolves, dogs, coyotes and others) are called "canines". Some people call all these canids, including Vulpini, "canines", but this is wrong.

Canids
Temporal range: Palaeogene - Recent
Coyote (Canis latrans)
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Canidae

G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Examples of canids are dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals.

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