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Canidae Fischer, 1817

104585  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104585)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Carnivora (Order)
  10. Canidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aelurodon Merriam, 1910 †
  2. Genus Aelurodon Leidy, 1858
  3. Genus Aenocyon Merriam, 1918 †
  4. Genus Aletocyon Romer & Sutton, 1927 †
  5. Genus Alopex Kaup, 1829
  6. Genus Archaeocyon Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  7. Genus Atelocynus Cabrera, 1940
  8. Genus Bassariscops Peterson, 1928 †
  9. Genus Borophagus Cope, 1892 †
  10. Genus Caedocyon Wang, 1994 †
  11. Genus Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Genus Carpocyon Webb, 1969 †
  13. Genus Cerdocyon Smith, 1839
  14. Genus Chrysocyon Smith, 1839
  15. Genus Cormocyon Wang & Tedford, 1992 †
  16. Genus Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  17. Genus Cynarctoides McGrew, 1938 †
  18. Genus Cynarctus Matthew, 1902 †
  19. Genus Cynodesmus Scott, 1893 †
  20. Genus Desmocyon Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  21. Genus Diaphorus Gill, 1872
  22. Genus Dusicyon Smith, 1839
  23. Genus Ectopocynus Wang, 1994 †
  24. Genus Enhydrocyon Cope, 1879 †
  25. Genus Epicyon Leidy, 1858 †
  26. Genus Eucyon Tedford & Qiu, 1996 †
  27. Genus Euoplocyon Matthew, 1924 †
  28. Genus Ferrucyon Ruiz-Ramoni, Prevosti, Bartolini Lucenti, Montellano-Ballesteros & Carreño, 2020 †
  29. Genus Hesperocyon Scott, 1890 †
  30. Genus Leptocyon Matthew, 1918 †
  31. Genus Lupulella Hilzheimer, 1906
  32. Genus Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  33. Genus Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  34. Genus Mesocyon Scott, 1890 †
  35. Genus Metalopex Tedford & Wang, 2008 †
  36. Genus Metatomarctus Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  37. Genus Microtomarctus Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  38. Genus Nurocyon Sotnikova, 2006 †
  39. Genus Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  40. Genus Osbornodon Wang, 1994 †
  41. Genus Otarocyon Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  42. Genus Otocyon Müller, 1836
  43. Genus Oxetocyon Green, 1954 †
  44. Genus Paracynarctus Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  45. Genus Paraenhydrocyon Wang, 1994 †
  46. Genus Paratomarctus Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  47. Genus Philotrox Merriam, 1906 †
  48. Genus Phlaocyon Matthew, 1899 †
  49. Genus Procynodictis Wortman & Matthew, 1899 †
  50. Genus Prohesperocyon Wang, 1994 †
  51. Genus Protepicyon Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  52. Genus Protocyon Giebel, 1855 †
  53. Genus Protomarctus Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  54. Genus Prototocyon Pohle, 1928 †
  55. Genus Psalidocyon Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  56. Genus Rhizocyon Wang, Tedford & Taylor, 1999 †
  57. Genus Speothos Lund, 1839
  58. Genus Sunkahetanka Macdonald, 1963 †
  59. Genus Theriodictis Mercerat, 1891 †
  60. Genus Tomarctus Cope, 1873 †
  61. Genus Urocyon Baird, 1857
  62. Genus Vulpes Frisch, 1775
  63. Genus Abathmodon Lund, 1842 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  64. Genus Agriodus Smith, 1840 accepted as Otocyon Müller, 1836
  65. Genus Agrodius C.E.H. Smith, 1840 accepted as Otocyon Müller, 1836
  66. Genus Alopedon Hilzheimer, 1906 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  67. Genus Alopsis Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  68. Genus Angusticeps Hilzheimer, 1906 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  69. Genus Anurocyon Heude, 1892 accepted as Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  70. Genus Arctoidotherium Lydekker, 1885 † (Misspelling)
  71. Genus Atelocyon accepted as Dusicyon Smith, 1839
  72. Genus Canis Sclater, 1883 accepted as Atelocynus Cabrera, 1940
  73. Genus Canix Linnaeus, 1768 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  74. Genus Carcinocyon Allen, 1905 accepted as Cerdocyon Smith, 1839
  75. Genus Chaon Smith, 1839 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  76. Genus Chrysaeus Smith, 1839 accepted as Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  77. Genus Chryseus Smith, 1839 accepted as Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  78. Genus Crysocyon Gill, 1872 accepted as Chrysocyon Smith, 1839
  79. Genus Cynalicus Gray, 1846 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  80. Genus Cynalius Gray, 1847 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  81. Genus Cynalopex Smith, 1839 accepted as Vulpes Frisch, 1775
  82. Genus Cynalycus Gray, 1869 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  83. Genus Cynhyaena Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  84. Genus Cynhyoena Lesson, 1842 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  85. Genus Cynogale Lund, 1842 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  86. Genus Cynohyoena de Blainville, 1837 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  87. Genus Cynus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  88. Genus Cyon Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  89. Genus Dasicyon Trouessart, 1897 † accepted as Dusicyon Smith, 1839
  90. Genus Dasycyon Krumbiegel, 1953 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  91. Genus Desmatocyon Cope, 1894 † accepted as Cynodesmus Scott, 1893 †
  92. Genus Dieba Gray, 1869 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  93. Genus Dimenia Trouessart, 1897 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  94. Genus Dusocyon Bourguignat, 1875 † accepted as Dusicyon Smith, 1839
  95. Genus Epycyon Giglioli, 1874 † accepted as Epicyon Leidy, 1858 †
  96. Genus Eunothocyon Allen, 1903 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  97. Genus Fennecus Desmarest, 1804 accepted as Vulpes Frisch, 1775
  98. Genus Hyaenoides Gervais, 1855 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  99. Genus Hyaenoïdes Gervais, 1855 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  100. Genus Hyenoides Boitard, 1841 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  101. Genus Icticyon Lund, 1842 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  102. Genus Ictidocyon Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  103. Genus Jacalius Bourguignat, 1875 † accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  104. Genus Kynos Rüppell, 1842 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827
  105. Genus Leucocyon Gray, 1869 accepted as Vulpes Frisch, 1775
  106. Genus Lupulus Trouessart, 1897 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  107. Genus Lupulus Gervais, 1855 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  108. Genus Lupus Bartram, 1793 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  109. Genus Lupus Oken, 1816 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  110. Genus Lycaon Gray, 1825 accepted as Lycaon Brookes, 1827 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  111. Genus Lyciscus Smith, 1839 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  112. Genus Mamcanisus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, formula name, not acceptable in zoological nomenclature)
  113. Genus Mamvulpesus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Vulpes Frisch, 1775 (unaccepted > unavailable name, formula name, not acceptable in zoological nomenclature)
  114. Genus Megalotis Illiger, 1811 accepted as Vulpes Frisch, 1775
  115. Genus Melictes Gray, 1869 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  116. Genus Melictis Schinz, 1848 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  117. Genus Microcyon Trouessart, ? 1907 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  118. Genus Neocyon Gray, 1869 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  119. Genus Nictereutes Siebold, 1858 accepted as Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  120. Genus Nothocyon Wortman & Matthew, 1899 † accepted as Nothocyon Matthew, 1899 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, also a junior homonym)
  121. Genus Nycteractes Kaup, 1844 accepted as Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  122. Genus Nyctereuctes David, 1871 accepted as Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  123. Genus Nycthereutes Temminck & Schlegel in Siebold, 1845 accepted as Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  124. Genus Nyctireutes Gray, 1849 accepted as Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  125. Genus Nyctoractes Jaeger, 1850 accepted as Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838-39
  126. Genus Octocyon Ameghino, 1889 accepted as Otocyon Müller, 1836
  127. Genus Oreocyon Krumbiegel, 1949 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  128. Genus Osteoborus Gregory, 1942 † accepted as Osteoborus Stirton & Vanderhoof, 1933 †
  129. Genus Oxygonus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  130. Genus Oxygous Hodgson, 1841 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  131. Genus Palaeocyon Lund, 1842 † accepted as Protocyon Giebel, 1855 †
  132. Genus Pleurocyon Mercerat, 1917 † accepted as Theriodictis Mercerat, 1891 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  133. Genus Primaevus Gray, 1843 accepted as Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  134. Genus Primoevus Hodgson in Lesson, 1842 accepted as Cuon Hodgson, 1838
  135. Genus Procynodictis Matthew, 1899, nom. nud. † accepted as Procynodictis Wortman & Matthew, 1899 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  136. Genus Procyon Fischer, 1814 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  137. Genus Pseudalopex Burmeister, 1856 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  138. Genus Pseudolopex Philippi, 1903 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  139. Genus Pseudolycos Philippi, 1903 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  140. Genus Sacalius Smith, 1839 † accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  141. Genus Schaeffia Hilzheimer, 1906 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  142. Genus Simenia Gray, 1869 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  143. Genus Speothus Agassiz, 1842 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  144. Genus Speotos Lesson, 1842 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  145. Genus Spethos accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  146. Genus Tephrocyon Merriam, 1910 † accepted as Tomarctus Cope, 1873 †
  147. Genus Thos Oken, 1816 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  148. Genus Thous Gray, 1869 accepted as Cerdocyon Smith, 1839
  149. Genus Tomartus † accepted as Tomarctus Cope, 1873 †
  150. Genus Viverriceps Hilzheimer, 1906 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  151. Genus Vulpes Martin, 1837 accepted as Lycalopex Burmeister, 1854
  152. Genus Vulpicanis Blainville, 1837 accepted as Canis Linnaeus, 1758
  153. Genus Vulpis Gray, 1821 accepted as Vulpes Frisch, 1775
  154. Genus Ycticyon Ameghino, 1881 accepted as Speothos Lund, 1839
  155. Genus Arctotherium Bravard, 1857 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  156. Genus Cynotherium Studiati in Marmora, 1857 (uncertain, unassessed)
  157. Genus Cyotherium Aymard, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
  158. Genus Dinocyon Giebel, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
  159. Genus Galeotherium Jaeger, 1835 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  160. Genus Hyaenognathus Merriam, 1903 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  161. Genus Neocynodesmus Macdonald, 1963 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  162. Genus Osteoborus Stirton & Vanderhoof, 1933 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  163. Genus Otolicnus Fischer, 1813 (uncertain, unassessed)
  164. Genus Pachycyon Allen, 1885 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  165. Genus Porthocyon Merriam, 1903 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  166. Genus Strobodon † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Canidae Fischer, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104585 on 2025-09-11
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Canoidea (Superfamily) > Canidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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