Canidae Fischer 1817
Family CANIDAE (DOGS) • Small to quite large mammals with triangular heads, long, pointed muzzles, well-developed jaws, and prominent, roughly triangular pointed ears; muscular, deepchested body, long and slender limbs, and bushytail. • 45.8-182 cm. • Cosmopolitan, all regions except Antarctica and...
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Lynx Edicions
2009
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6585135 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ACCF40BF37FFC97CECFD9CF863D827 |
Summary: | Family CANIDAE (DOGS) • Small to quite large mammals with triangular heads, long, pointed muzzles, well-developed jaws, and prominent, roughly triangular pointed ears; muscular, deepchested body, long and slender limbs, and bushytail. • 45.8-182 cm. • Cosmopolitan, all regions except Antarctica and many oceanic islands. • Occur in all major habitats, spanning tropical forests, woodland, savannah, deserts, alpine heathlands, and the Arctic; found at all altitudes from sea level to over 5000 m. • 13 genera, 35 species,at least 172 extant taxa. • 3 species Critically Endangered, 3 species Endangered; 1 species and 5 subspecies Extinct since 1600. Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Canidae, pp. 352-446 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 352, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6331155 |
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