Golden
Jackal (Canis aureus)
With a body length of up to 3-1/2
feet, not including a tail of up to 12 inches,
height of 16 inches at the shoulders, and weight
of 33 pounds, this is the largest of all jackals.
The only jackal outside of sub-Saharan
Africa, the golden jackal ranges across North and
East Africa, Southeastern Europe, and South Asia
to Burma.
The Coyote (Canis
latrans)
can be distinguished from other members of the
dog family by the way it carries its bushy tail,
downward (domestic dogs run with the tail up,
wolves with the tail straight out). Found
throughout most of North and Central America, the
coyote is found in a variety of habitats,
including densely populated urban area.
The Ethiopian
Wolf (Canis simensis)
is found only in six or seven mountain ranges of
Ethiopia. The most threatened canid in the world,
the total population in the wild is thought to
number as few as 500, with around 250 breeding
individuals.
Maned
Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
The largest wild canid in South
America, the maned wolf stands 2-1/2 feet at the
shoulder, is 51 inches long from tip of nose to
base of 16-inch-long tail, and weighs up to 51
pounds. Much of the maned wolf's height comes
from its long, thin legs.
Dhole (Cuon
alpinus)
Also known as the Asiatic wild dog, the dhole is distinguished from other
canids by its rounded ears and shorter muzzle,
and by having only two molars on each side of the
lower jaw (instead of three like true dogs). A
pack of dholes can bring down prey 10 times the
size of an individual dhole.
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The African
Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)
also known as the Cape Hunting Dog, is a very
social animal. Interactions between individual
pack members are almost always harmonious, and
disputes between neighboring packs have never
been witnessed in the wild.
Raccoon
Dog (Nyctereutes
procyonoides)
Despite its name, the only relationship between
the raccoon dog and the raccoon is appearance,
most notably its black facial mask. And, although
it is a member of the dog family, the raccoon dog
is more closely related to foxes than to domestic
dogs.
The Gray Fox (Urocyon
cinereoargenteus)
is the only canid capable of climbing trees. It
ranges from southern Canada to Venezuela and
Columbia, excluding portions of the Great Plains
and mountainous regions of the northwestern
United States and the eastern coast of Central
America.
The San Joaquin
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis
mutica)
is the largest subspecies of kit fox, being up to
32 inches long and 12 inches high. Threatened by
both intentional and unintentional habitat
encroachment, its range is limited to the eastern
side of the San Joaquin Valley of California.
Red Fox (Vulpes
vulpes)
With a length of up to 36 inches and weight of up
to 24 pounds, this is the largest fox in the
world. The red fox has the widest distribution of
any wild carnivore, being found throughout most
of the northern hemisphere from the Arctic circle
to Central America, the steppes of central Asia,
and northern Africa.
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