A family of carnivorous mammals belonging to the order Carnivora. Commonly known as "Canines" after their prominent canine teeth, the family includes the dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.
The family is divided into the subfamily Canini which contains the "true dogs" and the subfamily Vulpini which contains the "foxes". This division may not be in accordance with the actual evolutionary relations. The classification of several species are also disputed.
The Domesticated Dog is listed by some authorities as Canis familiaris while other treat it as Canis lupus familiaris, a subspecies of the Wolf.
The Red Wolf may or may not deserve recognition as a distinct species and the Dingo, a native of Australia, is variously classified as Canis lupus dingo, Canis dingo and Canis familiaris dingo.
|
| | | Links to Other Pages on This Site
|
| |
| | |
|
| | | Links to Other Sites
|
| |
| | |
Hits on this page since December 6th| Jan | | | | | Feb | | | | | Mar | | | | | Apr | | | | | May | | | | | Jun | | | | | Jul | | | | | Aug | | | | | Sep | | | | | Oct | | |  | | Nov | | | | | Dec | | |  |
| current year: | | previous year: |
No messages posted on this page Only Members of the Site can post messages in this section. Signing in is easy from our Home Page. DISCLAIMER: Whilst we endeavour to ensure the content of this site is correct, we cannot undertake that information you find here, is, or will remain accurate and complete. We do not warrant that any information contained on this site is fit for any purpose. If you wish to place reliance on any such information you must check its accuracy by some other means before doing so. MEMBERS get aditional features on our pages and will soon be able to interact with the site and add their views and informastion. Sign up, from the Home-Page, is simple and involves typing in your email address and a password of your choice. If you are in any way connected with any location or interested in the subject mentioned on this page and have an hour or two a month to spare, we would welcome you as a local moderator - please email the webmaster by CLICKING HERE. Privacy Policy
|
|
