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Jaguar
Animalia Felidae

Jaguar

Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775)

Uncia uncia, the snow leopard, is a cold mountain-adapted big cat with a broad C…

Mainland Clouded Leopard
Animalia Felidae

Mainland Clouded Leopard

Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith, 1821)

Neofelis nebulosa, the clouded leopard, is a medium-sized wild cat native to Sou…

Ethiopian Wolf
Animalia Canidae

Ethiopian Wolf

Canis simensis Rüppell, 1840

Canis simensis Rüppell, 1840, the Ethiopian wolf, is a high-altitude canid endem…

Gray Wolf
Animalia Canidae

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758

Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758, the gray wolf, is the largest extant canid, found ac…

Coyote
Animalia Canidae

Coyote

Canis latrans Say, 1823

Canis latrans (coyote) is a North American canid with expanded range, and its fu…

Gray Wolf
Animalia Canidae

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851

This is a detailed description of the physical traits, distribution, habitat, an…

Gray Wolf
Animalia Canidae

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758

This is a detailed description of the wolf, covering its physical traits, distri…

African Wolf
Animalia Canidae

African Wolf

Canis lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

This is a description of the African wolf, covering its physical traits, distrib…

Golden Jackal
Animalia Canidae

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758

Canis aureus (golden jackal) is a canid species found across Eurasia, described …

Eastern Wolf
Animalia Canidae

Eastern Wolf

Canis lycaon Schreber, 1775

Eastern wolf (Canis lycaon) is a canid intermediate in size between coyotes and …

Cape Fox
Animalia Canidae

Cape Fox

Vulpes chama (A.Smith, 1833)

Vulpes chama (Cape fox) is a small southern African canid with well-documented p…

Indian Fox
Animalia Canidae

Indian Fox

Vulpes bengalensis (Shaw, 1800)

Vulpes bengalensis, the Bengal fox, is a small canid endemic to the Indian subco…

Fennec Fox
Animalia Canidae

Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780)

The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is the smallest canid, native to the Sahara desert…

Corsac Fox
Animalia Canidae

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac (Linnaeus, 1768)

Vulpes corsac, the Corsac fox, is a medium-sized steppe-dwelling fox native to c…

Swift Fox
Animalia Canidae

Swift Fox

Vulpes velox (Say, 1823)

Vulpes velox, the swift fox, is a small North American prairie canid known for i…

Red Fox
Animalia Canidae

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vulpes vulpes (red fox) is the largest true fox, widely distributed across the N…

Kit Fox
Animalia Canidae

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888

The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a small North American fox native to arid regio…

Tibetan Fox
Animalia Canidae

Tibetan Fox

Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842

Vulpes ferrilata, the Tibetan fox, is a specialized carnivorous fox native to hi…

Arctic Fox
Animalia Canidae

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vulpes lagopus, the Arctic fox, is a small cold-adapted fox native to Northern H…

Gray Fox
Animalia Canidae

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)

This is a detailed description of the physical traits, distribution, habitat, an…

Island Fox
Animalia Canidae

Island Fox

Urocyon littoralis (Baird, 1858)

This is the species description of the island fox, Urocyon littoralis, the small…

Crab-eating Fox
Animalia Canidae

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)

Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) is a South American canid with greyish-brown f…

Bush Dog
Animalia Canidae

Bush Dog

Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842)

Speothos venaticus, the bush dog, is a small carnivorous canid found across Cent…

Maned Wolf
Animalia Canidae

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)

This is a full description of the taxonomy, physical traits, reproduction, and l…