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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Canis Linnaeus 1758
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Canis
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Alternative Names

Aureus aureus Linnaeus 1758
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Canis accitanus Garrido & Arribas 2008
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis avicularius Zimmermann 1780
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis dingoides Matschie 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis hallstromi Troughton 1957
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis hispanicus Zimmermann 1780
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis lupaster Viranta, Atickem, Werdelin & Stenseth 2017
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Canis lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)
Canis macdonnellensis Matschie 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis melitaeus Zimmermann 1780
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis melomelas Zimmermann 1780
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis oriens Way & Lynn 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis spec Linnaeus 1758
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis ursinus Cope
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Canis ursinus Linnaeus, 1758)
Lupulella mohibi Geraads 2011
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lupulella paralius Geraads 2011
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lupus lupus Linnaeus 1758
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lupus minimus Plumier 1801
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Canis Linnaeus 1758
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors

Common Names

English

"Dogs, Wolves, Coyotes, and Jackals"
Recognized by admin
coyote preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
dogs
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
wolves
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

የውሻ ወገን preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

كلب preferred
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Armenian

գայլեր preferred
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Azerbaijani

Canavar preferred
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Bulgarian

кучета preferred
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Chinese

犬属 preferred
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Chuvash

Кашкăрсем preferred
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Esperanto

Kaniso preferred
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Estonian

Koer preferred
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Finnish

Koirat
Recognized by admin
koirat preferred
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Georgian

ძაღლი preferred
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German

Wolfs- und Schakalartige preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Κύων (γένος) preferred
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Hebrew

כלב preferred
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Hindi

कैनिस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

イヌ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Карышкырлар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

개속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Kûçikê rast preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latin

Canis(genus) preferred
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Latvian

suņi preferred
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Macedonian

волци preferred
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Malayalam

കാനിസ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

ნგერი preferred
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North Frisian

Wulwer preferred
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Norwegian

Ektehundedyr preferred
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Persian

سگ preferred
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Polish

wilk preferred
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Russian

Волки preferred
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Sakha

Бөрөлөр уустара preferred
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Spanish; Castilian

Pes preferred
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Swahili

Bweha preferred
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Tatar

Бүреләр preferred
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Tunisian Arabic

kalb preferred
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كلب preferred
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Ukrainian

Вовк preferred
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Unspecified

Жанавурар preferred
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Գայլ preferred
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Vietnamese

Chi Chó preferred
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Western Frisian

Hûnen preferred
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Wu

犬属 preferred
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Arz

كلب preferred
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Azb

جاناوار preferred
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Nan

Káu-sio̍k preferred
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Pnb

کینس preferred
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Yue

犬屬 preferred
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Zh Cn

犬属 preferred
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Zh Hans

犬属 preferred
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Zh Hant

犬屬 preferred
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Zh Hk

犬屬 preferred
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Zh Tw

犬屬 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Canis Linnaeus 1758

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Canis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)