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Alaskan Malamute

Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus).

Black-eyed jackal

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides).

Fennec (Fennecus zerda).

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Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Howard James Stains
Serge Lariviere
Director General, Cree Hunters and Trappers Income Security Board, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.

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Peter Carey

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: BioMed Central - BMC Zoology - Rediscovering a forgotten canid species.	Yamini Chauhan	Jan 16, 2025
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Canine Olfaction: Physiology, Behavior, and Possibilities for Practical Applications.	Grace Young	Sep 23, 2024
	Add new Web site: Princeton University - Canids.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 10, 2024
	Add new Web site: American Kennel Club - What Makes an Animal a Canid?	Gloria Lotha	Jan 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Canidae (Canids).	Gloria Lotha	Nov 10, 2023
	Add new Web site: Live Science - Dog Family: Facts About Canines and their Cousins.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 28, 2023
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Canidae.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 09, 2022
	Description of dewclaw clarified.	John P. Rafferty Peter Carey	Apr 22, 2016
	Cross-references added.	John P. Rafferty	Aug 04, 2015
	Canine taxonomy updated, including the increase of the number of canine species in the world from 35 to 36 species.	John P. Rafferty	Aug 04, 2015
	Taxonomic name for the American mink changed from Mustela vison to Neovison vison.	John P. Rafferty	Nov 15, 2013
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Jan 06, 2009
	Added new Web site: American Veterinary Medical Association - Canine Diseases.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 16, 2007
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	May 10, 2007
	Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Canidae.	Gloria Lotha	May 30, 2006
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 03, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998