Canidae is the family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals commonly known as canines. It includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes, and jackals. These animals are all digitigrades, meaning they walk on their toes.
Speothos and Chrysocyon are primitive members of Canini, but might be placed in their own clade. Cuon and Lycaon may in fact belong in Canis, and there is evidence that Alopex and Fennecus are not valid clades, but are both part of Vulpes.
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Biodidac: Canid Skull - Diagram of the skull of a canid.
Canid Specialist Group - Part of the IUCN's Species Survival Commission, dedicated to co-ordinating and conducting research and conservation activities worldwide to conserve endangered canid species. Includes accounts of the natural history of each of the 35 species of wild canids.
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Canidae - Family overview and species accounts from the Animal Diversity Web.
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Evolution of North American Canids - The evolution of the genus Canis is a complex topic involving at least five continents. The genus arose in North America sometime in the Late Miocene.
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Family Canidae - Overview and phylogeny of the 35 species of this family.
IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group Publications - Conservation action plans, papers, and Canid News, a journal with articles relevant to the biology and conservation of canid species.
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Wolves, Coyotes and Dogs - Including the dire wolf, as found in the U.S. Midwest 16,000 years ago, from the Illinois State Museum.
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