Family Canidae--14
genera containing 34 species of dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes.
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Genus Alopex--1 sp. Arctic fox, Alopex
lagopus
Genus Atelocynus--1 sp. small-eared dog, Atelocymus microtis
Genus Canis--7
spp. dogs
Genus Cerdocyon--1 sp. crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous
Genus Chrysocyon--1 sp. maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus
Genus Cuon--1 sp. dhole, Cuon alpinus
Genus Dusicyon--1 sp. Falkland Island wolf, Dusicyon australis
Genus Lycaon--1 sp. African hunting dog, Lycaon pictus
Genus Nyctereutes--1 sp. raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides
Genus Otocyon--1 sp. bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis
Genus Pseudalopex--5 spp. South American foxes
Genus Speothos--1 sp. bushdog, Speothos venaticus
Genus Urocyon--2 spp. foxes
Genus Vulpes--10 spp. foxes
Joanne Anderson & Amanda Sinkovec 2000