Published January 31, 2009
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Canidae Fischer 1817
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Description
Family CANIDAE
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• Small to quite large mammals with triangular heads, long, pointed muzzles, well-developed jaws, and prominent, roughly triangular pointed ears; muscular, deepchested body, long and slender limbs, and bushytail.
• 45.8-182 cm.
• Cosmopolitan, all regions except Antarctica and many oceanic islands.
• Occur in all major habitats, spanning tropical forests, woodland, savannah, deserts, alpine heathlands, and the Arctic; found at all altitudes from sea level to over 5000 m.
• 13 genera, 35 species,at least 172 extant taxa.
• 3 species Critically Endangered, 3 species Endangered; 1 species and 5 subspecies Extinct since 1600.
Notes
Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Canidae, pp. 352-446 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 352, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6331155
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- Has part
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.6331157 (DOI)
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.6331159 (DOI)
- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.6331155 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FF95B738BF37FFC97E1BFF90FFDBDD06 (URL)