Canis familiaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Domestic Dog
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Carnivora |
Suborder | : Caniformia |
Infraorder | : Canoidea |
Family | : Canidae |
Genus | : Canis |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033830Original name as described
Canis familiaris
Other common names
Dog · Dingo · Feral Dog · New Guinea Singing Dog · Village Dog
Type locality
type locality not given.
Country distribution
Domesticated
Taxonomy notes
domestic form of Canis lupus; includes dingo as a synonym
Taxonomy notes citation
Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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