Canis 403300 226087759 2008-07-16T19:43:54Z Bmwolf21 4744984 {{otheruses}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Canis'' | fossil_range =[[miocene]] (9.0 Ma) to recent [http://pbdb.org] | image = Canis lupus laying in grass.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = [[Gray Wolf]], ''Canis lupus'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[mammal|Mammalia]] | ordo = [[Carnivora]] | familia = [[Canidae]] | subfamilia = [[Caninae]] | genus = '''''Canis''''' | genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Side-striped Jackal|Canis adustus]]''<br> ''[[Golden Jackal|Canis aureus]]''<br> ''[[Dire Wolf|Canis dirus]]'' (extinct) <br> ''[[Coyote|Canis latrans]]''<br> ''[[Gray Wolf|Canis lupus]]'' </sup><br> ''[[Black-backed Jackal|Canis mesomelas]]''<br> ''[[Ethiopian Wolf|Canis simensis]]''<br> ''[[Red Wolf|Canis rufus]]''<br><br> &nbsp; <small>&dagger; ''C. lupus'' also includes [[dog]]s.</small> }} '''''Canis''''' is a [[genus]] containing 7 to 10 extant species and many extinct species, including [[Wolf (disambiguation)|wolves]], [[coyotes]], and [[jackals]]. == Wolves and dogs == Wolves and dogs are [[Subspecies of Canis Lupus|subspecies of ''Canis lupus'']]. The American Grey Wolf ([[Grey Wolf|''Canis lupus lupus'']]) differs significantly in appearance from such wolves as ''C. l. pallipes'', ''C. l. arabs'', or ''C. l. chanco'', that are probably more similar to the wolf that was the modern dog ancestor.<ref>[http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v90/n3/full/6800224a.html Population Genetics: The dog that came in from the cold] by G M Acland and E A Ostrander, Heredity (2002) 90, 201–202. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800224 Accessed on 30 May 2008</ref> == Etymology == The name ''Canis'' is Latin for ''dog''. ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== * [[List of Canis species and subspecies|List of ''Canis'' species]] {{Canidae nav}} {{carnivora-stub}} [[Category:Canines]] [[ca:Cànid]] [[cs:Canis]] [[de:Canis]] [[et:Koer (perekond)]] [[es:Canis]] [[eo:Kaniso]] [[fr:Canis]] [[ka:ძაღლი]] [[ko:개속]] [[it:Canis]] [[he:כלב (סוג)]] [[la:Canis (genus)]] [[lb:Canis]] [[lij:Canis]] [[lmo:Canis]] [[hu:Canis]] [[nl:Canis]] [[ja:イヌ属]] [[oc:Canis]] [[pl:Canis]] [[pt:Canis]] [[ru:Волки]] [[fi:Canis]] [[sv:Canis]] [[tr:Canis]] [[zh:犬属]]