The Searching Wolf



The Gray Wolf Course

4. Other Canids

  1. List of living canid (Order Carnivora, Family Canidae) species other than the Gray Wolf, Canis lupus:
      Genus Alopex
        Alopex lagopus (Arctic Fox)
      Genus Atelocynus
        Atelocynus microtis (Small-eared Dog)
      Genus Canis (Domesticated Dogs, Wolves, Coyotes, and Jackals)
        Canis adustus (Side-striped Jackal)
        Canis aureus (Golden Jackal)
        Canis familiaris (Domesticated Dog)
        Canis latrans (Coyote)
        Canis mesomelas (Black-backed Jackal)
        Canis rufus (Red Wolf)
        Canis simensis (Ethiopian Wolf)
      Genus Cerdocyon
        Cerdocyon thous (Crab-eating Fox)
      Genus Chrysocyon
        Chrysocyon brachyurus (Maned Wolf)
      Genus Cuon
        Cuon alpinus (Dhole)
      Genus Lycalopex
        Lycalopex vetulus (Hoary Fox)
      Genus Lycaon
        Lycaon pictus (African Hunting Dog)
      Genus Nyctereutes
        Nyctereutes procyonoides (Raccoon Dog)
      Genus Otocyon
        Otocyon megalotis (Bat-eared Fox)
      Genus Pseudalopex (South American Foxes)
        Pseudalopex culpaeus (Culpeo)
        Pseudalopex griseus (Chilla)
        Pseudalopex gymnocercus (Pampas Fox)
        Pseudalopex sechurae (Sechura Fox)
      Genus Speothos
        Speothos venaticus (Bush Dog)
      Genus Urocyon (Gray Foxes)
        Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Gray Fox)
        Urocyon littoralis (Island Gray Fox)
      Genus Vulpes (Foxes)
        Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal Fox)
        Vulpes cana (Blanford's Fox)
        Vulpes chama (Cape Fox)
        Vulpes corsac (Corsac Fox)
        Vulpes ferrilata (Tibetan Sand Fox)
        Vulpes macrotis (Kit Fox)
        Vulpes pallida (Pale Fox)
        Vulpes rueppellii (Sand Fox)
        Vulpes velox (Swift Fox)
        Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)
        Vulpes zerda (Fennec Fox)
  2. Distribution, habitat, food, size, color, and behavior of the other canids

Resources

Articles and Reports

Audet, A.M., C.B. Robbins, and S. Larivière. 2002. Alopex lagopus. Mammalian Species 713:1-10.

Bekoff, M. 1977. Canis latrans. Mammalian Species 79:1-9.*

Berta, A. 1982. Cerdocyon thous. Mammalian Species 186:1-4.*

Berta, A. 1986. Atelocynus microtis. Mammalian Species 256:1-3.*

Cohen, J. A. 1978. Cuon alpinus. Mammalian Species 100:1-3.*

Dietz, J. M. 1985. Chrysocyon brachyurus. Mammalian Species 234:1-4.*

Egoscue, H. J. 1979. Vulpes velox. Mammalian Species 122:1-5.*

Fritzell, E.K. and K.J. Haroldson. 1982. Urocyon cinereoargenteus. Mammalian Species 189:1-8.*

Larivière, S. 2002. Vulpes zerda. Mammalian Species 714:1-5.

Larivière, S. and M. Pasitschniak-Arts. 1996. Mammalian Species 537:1-11.*

Larivière, S. and P.J. Seddon. 2001. Vulpes rueppelli. Mammalian Species 678:1-5.

McGrew, J. C. 1979. Vulpes macrotis. Mammalian Species 123:1-6.*

Mech, L.D. 1974. Canis lupus. Mammalian Species 37:1-6.*

Moore, C.M. and P.W. Collins. 1995. Urocyon littoralis. Mammalian Species 489:1-7.*

Novaro, A.J. 1997. Pseudalopex culpaeus. Mammalian Species 558:1-8.*

Paradiso, J. L. and R. M. Nowak. 1972. Canis rufus. Mammalian Species 22:1-4.*

Sillero-Zubiri, C. and D. Gottelli. 1994. Canis simensis. Mammalian Species 485:1-6.*

Ward, O.G. and D.H. Wurster-Hill. 1990. Nyctereutes procyonoides. Mammalian Species 358:1-5.*

* Available in PDF format at Mammalian Species - Systematic List

Books, Reports, Monographs, and Proceedings

Alderton, D. 1994. Foxes, Wolves and Wild Dogs of the World. Facts On File, Inc.: New York.

Bueler, L. E. 1973. Wild Dogs of the World. Stein and Day/Publishers/ Scarborough House: Briarcliff Manor, NY.

Fox, M.W. 1983. The Wild Canids: Their Systematics, Behavioral Ecology and Evolution. Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, Inc.: Malabar, FL.

Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker’s Mammals of the World, Volume I. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore.

Shelton, J.W. 1992. Wild Dogs: The Natural History of the Nondomestic Canidae. Academic Press, Inc.: San Diego.

Videos

Song Dog. 1986. 27 minutes. Landis-Trailwood Films: Huron, SD.

Wild America: Wild Dogs. 1994. 90 minutes. Stouffer Productions Ltd.

Wildlife Tales: Wild Dogs. 1992. 25 minutes. Capital Cities/ABC Video Publishing, Inc.: Stamford, CT.