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Jaguar
Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775)
Uncia uncia, the snow leopard, is a cold mountain-adapted big cat with a broad C…
Mainland Clouded Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith, 1821)
Neofelis nebulosa, the clouded leopard, is a medium-sized wild cat native to Sou…
Ethiopian Wolf
Canis simensis Rüppell, 1840
Canis simensis Rüppell, 1840, the Ethiopian wolf, is a high-altitude canid endem…
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758, the gray wolf, is the largest extant canid, found ac…
Coyote
Canis latrans Say, 1823
Canis latrans (coyote) is a North American canid with expanded range, and its fu…
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851
This is a detailed description of the physical traits, distribution, habitat, an…
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
This is a detailed description of the wolf, covering its physical traits, distri…
African Wolf
Canis lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833
This is a description of the African wolf, covering its physical traits, distrib…
Golden Jackal
Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758
Canis aureus (golden jackal) is a canid species found across Eurasia, described …
Eastern Wolf
Canis lycaon Schreber, 1775
Eastern wolf (Canis lycaon) is a canid intermediate in size between coyotes and …
Cape Fox
Vulpes chama (A.Smith, 1833)
Vulpes chama (Cape fox) is a small southern African canid with well-documented p…
Indian Fox
Vulpes bengalensis (Shaw, 1800)
Vulpes bengalensis, the Bengal fox, is a small canid endemic to the Indian subco…
Fennec Fox
Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780)
The fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) is the smallest canid, native to the Sahara desert…
Corsac Fox
Vulpes corsac (Linnaeus, 1768)
Vulpes corsac, the Corsac fox, is a medium-sized steppe-dwelling fox native to c…
Swift Fox
Vulpes velox (Say, 1823)
Vulpes velox, the swift fox, is a small North American prairie canid known for i…
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vulpes vulpes (red fox) is the largest true fox, widely distributed across the N…
Kit Fox
Vulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888
The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a small North American fox native to arid regio…
Tibetan Fox
Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842
Vulpes ferrilata, the Tibetan fox, is a specialized carnivorous fox native to hi…
Arctic Fox
Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vulpes lagopus, the Arctic fox, is a small cold-adapted fox native to Northern H…
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)
This is a detailed description of the physical traits, distribution, habitat, an…
Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis (Baird, 1858)
This is the species description of the island fox, Urocyon littoralis, the small…
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)
Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) is a South American canid with greyish-brown f…
Bush Dog
Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842)
Speothos venaticus, the bush dog, is a small carnivorous canid found across Cent…
Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)
This is a full description of the taxonomy, physical traits, reproduction, and l…