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'''Canidae''' is a family of [[mammal]]s in the suborder [[Caniformia]] of the order [[Carnivora]]. Members of the Canidae family are called '''canids'''.
The Canidae family is divided into the tribes Canini and Vulpini, Canini being the "true dogs" (or canines), and Vulpini being the "true foxes".
==Taxonomy==
* Tribe '''[[Vulpini]]''', True foxes
** Genus ''Vulpes''
*** [[Red Fox]], ''Vulpes vulpes''
*** [[Fennec]], ''Vulpes zerda''
** Genus ''Alopex''
*** [[Arctic Fox]], ''Alopex lagopus''
** Genus ''Urocyon''
** Genus ''Otocyon''
* Tribe '''[[Canini]]''', True dogs
** Genus ''Nyctereutes''
*** [[Raccoon Dog]], ''Nyctereutes procyonoides''
** Genus ''Dusicyon''†
** Genus ''Pseudalopex''
** Genus ''Atelocynus''
** Genus ''Cerdocyon''
** Genus ''Speothos''
*** [[Bush Dog]], ''Speothos venaticus''
** Genus ''Chrysocyon''
*** [[Maned Wolf]], ''Chrysocyon brachyurus''
** Genus ''Cuon''
*** [[Dhole]], ''Cuon alpinus''
** Genus ''Lycaon''
*** [[African Wild Dog]], ''Lycaon pictus''
** Genus ''Canis''
*** [[Grey Wolf]], ''Canis lupus''
**** [[domestic dog]]s, ''Canis lupus familiaris''
*** [[Coyote]], ''Canis latrans''
[[Category:Canines| ]]
The Canidae family is divided into the tribes Canini and Vulpini, Canini being the "true dogs" (or canines), and Vulpini being the "true foxes".
==Taxonomy==
* Tribe '''[[Vulpini]]''', True foxes
** Genus ''Vulpes''
*** [[Red Fox]], ''Vulpes vulpes''
*** [[Fennec]], ''Vulpes zerda''
** Genus ''Alopex''
*** [[Arctic Fox]], ''Alopex lagopus''
** Genus ''Urocyon''
** Genus ''Otocyon''
* Tribe '''[[Canini]]''', True dogs
** Genus ''Nyctereutes''
*** [[Raccoon Dog]], ''Nyctereutes procyonoides''
** Genus ''Dusicyon''†
** Genus ''Pseudalopex''
** Genus ''Atelocynus''
** Genus ''Cerdocyon''
** Genus ''Speothos''
*** [[Bush Dog]], ''Speothos venaticus''
** Genus ''Chrysocyon''
*** [[Maned Wolf]], ''Chrysocyon brachyurus''
** Genus ''Cuon''
*** [[Dhole]], ''Cuon alpinus''
** Genus ''Lycaon''
*** [[African Wild Dog]], ''Lycaon pictus''
** Genus ''Canis''
*** [[Grey Wolf]], ''Canis lupus''
**** [[domestic dog]]s, ''Canis lupus familiaris''
*** [[Coyote]], ''Canis latrans''
[[Category:Canines| ]]