Nyctereutes

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Nyctereutes^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	Caninae
Genus:	Nyctereutes Temminck, 1839

Species

†N. abdeslami
†N. donnezani
†N. megamastoides
N. procyonoides
†N. sinensis
†N. tingi
†N. vinetorum

Nyctereutes is an east Asian genus of the family Canidae, consisting of a single extant species, the Raccoon Dog.^[1] It is considered a basal genus, resembling the ancestral form of Canidae. It most likely diverged from other canids seven to ten million years ago.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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Extant species of family Canidae _(s)

Kingdom: Animalia _(s) · Phylum: Chordata _(s) · Class: Mammalia _(s) · Order: Carnivora _(s) · Suborder: Caniformia _(s)

True
dogs

Canis _(s)	Side-striped Jackal (Canis adustus) · Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) · Himalayan Wolf (Canis himalayaensis) · Indian Wolf (Canis indica or Canis pallipes) · Coyote (Canis latrans) · Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) · Red Wolf (Canis rufus) · Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) · Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis)

Cuon _(s)	Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Lycaon _(s)	African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)

Atelocynus _(s)	Short-eared Dog (Atelocynus microtis)

Cerdocyon _(s)	Crab-eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous)

Lycalopex _(s)	Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) · Darwin's Fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) · South American Grey Fox (Lycalopex griseus) · Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) · Sechura Fox (Lycalopex sechurae) · Hoary Fox (Lycalopex vetulus)

Chrysocyon _(s)	Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Speothos _(s)	Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)

True
foxes

Alopex _(s)	Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)

Vulpes _(s)	Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) · Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) · Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) · Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac) · Cape Fox (Vulpes chama) · Pale Fox (Vulpes pallida) · Bengal Fox (Vulpes bengalensis) · Tibetan Fox (Vulpes ferrilata) · Blanford's Fox (Vulpes cana) · Rüppell's Fox (Vulpes rueppelli) · Fennec (Vulpes zerda)

Urocyon _(s)	Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) · Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) · Cozumel Fox (Urocyon sp)