Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Jump to content
WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia
Search

Canis

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Canis
Temporal range:Miocene–present (6 million years ago)
Gray wolf (top),coyote andAfrican golden wolf (top middle),Ethiopian wolf andgolden jackal (bottom middle),black-backed jackal andside-striped jackal (bottom)
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Canidae
Subfamily:Caninae
Tribe:Canini
Genus:Canis
Linnaeus,1758
Type species
Canis familiaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Extant species

Canis is agenus with seven to ten living species.[1] It incudes the domesticdog,wolves,coyotes, andjackals, and various extinctspecies. 'Canis' means "dog" inLatin.

Theircanine teeth are adapted for killing, and theirmolar teeth can crunch bone. They are able to chaseprey over long distances, far more so thanfelines.

References

[change |change source]
  1. ↑Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.M. eds 2005. GenusCanis.Mammal species of the world. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0


Thisshort article aboutbiology can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia byadding to it.
Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canis&oldid=10026704"
Category:
Hidden categories:
[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2025 Movatter.jp