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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Lynx Edicions 2009
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Arctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Lynx
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6585135
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ACCF40BF37FFC97CECFD9CF863D827
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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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