Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Belongs to Canis according to J. R. Bourguignat 1875
See also Bargo et al. 2000 and Jiangzuo et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Canis (Epicyon), Canis accitanus, Canis adoxus, Canis apolloniensis, Canis armbrusteri, Canis arnensis, Canis aureus, Canis borjgali, Canis cana, Canis cedazoensis, Canis ceylonicus, Canis chihliensis, Canis cipio, Canis culpaeus, Canis edwardii, Canis etruscus, Canis familiaris, Canis feneus, Canis geismarianus, Canis gezi, Canis hewitti, Canis incertus, Canis latidentatus, Canis latrans, Canis lepophagus, Canis longdanensis, Canis lupaster, Canis lupus, Canis lydekkeri, Canis megamastoides, Canis michauxi, Canis monticinensis, Canis mosbachensis, Canis osorum, Canis othmanii, Canis palaeoplatensis, Canis palmidens, Canis proplatensis, Canis rufus, Canis sechurae, Canis senezensis, Canis simensis, Canis tarijensis, Canis teilhardi, Canis thooides, Canis troglodytes, Canis variabilis, Canis vetulus, Nyctereutes terblanchei
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 15.3, humerus diameter 19.0, radius diameter 10.0, tibia diameter 10.2
Estimated body mass: 17.7 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Canis dingo in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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