Largest wild canids explained

This is a list of the species of Canidae ordered by average weights of adult individuals in the wild. It does not include canid hybrids or any domesticated animals. Only wild species of canids are included, all of which are described as species by authentic sources.

List

RankSpecies Binomial name Image Weight
range (kg) 		Maximum
weight (kg) 		Length
range (m) 		Maximum
length (m) 		Shoulder
height (cm)		Native range by continent(s)Range map
1WolfCanis lupus14–65[1] 79[2]
86[3]
103 [4] 		1.4-1.90[5] 2.13[6] -2.5[7] [8] 97North America and Eurasia
2Red wolfCanis rufus23-39 40[9] 1.2-1.65[10] 1.7 [11] 80North America
3Eastern wolfCanis lycaon23-3036.7[12] 0.91-1.651.8[13] 70North America
4Maned wolfChrysocyon brachyurus20-3036[14] 1.5-1.8 [15] [16] 1.9 [17] 107South America
5African wild dogLycaon pictus20-30[18] 36[19] 1.10-1.40[20] 1.5 [21] 75Africa
6CoyoteCanis latrans8-2033.91[22] 1.0-1.3[23] 1.5 [24] 70North America
7DholeCuon alpinus10-21250.9-1.3 [25] 1.45 [26] 56Asia
8Ethiopian wolfCanis simensis11-1920[27] 1.1-1.4[28] 1.45 [29] [30] 62Africa
9Red foxVulpes vulpes2-1417.2[31] 0.76-1.4[32] 1.5 [33] 50North America, Eurasia, Africa
10African wolfCanis lupaster7-14151.2-1.4[34] [35] 1.50 [36] 40Africa
11Culpeo foxLycalopex culpaeus5-13.51494-1.331.5245-65South America

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: gray wolf. britannica.com.
  2. Jim Rearden (2002). The Wolves of Alaska: A Fact-based Saga. Portland Oregon: Alaska Northwest Books. p. 131. .
  3. Book: Graves, Will . Wolves in Russia: Anxiety throughout the ages . 2007 . 978-1-55059-332-7 . 35 . 2010-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090802182158/http://www.wolvesinrussia.com/ . 2009-08-02 . dead .
  4. Web site: Largest Canid. www.guinnessworldrecords.c.
  5. Web site: Gray Wolf Facts. pbs.org. 13 April 2012 .
  6. Web site: The 10 Largest Wolves in the World. Sather. Patrick. 2022-05-23. a-z-animals.com. 2022-08-01.
  7. Heptner, V. G.; Naumov, N. P. (1998). Mammals of the Soviet Union Vol. II Part 1a, Sirenia and Carnivora (Sea cows; Wolves and Bears). Science Publishers, USA.
  8. http://www.commonsenseforanimals.org/wolves.html CSA – Wolves
  9. Web site: ADW: Canis rufus: INFORMATION. animaldiversity.org. 2018-06-10.
  10. Web site: Red Wolf. a-z-animals.com.
  11. Web site: Red Wolf. animaldiversity.org.
  12. Web site: Archived copy . 2021-09-10 . 2021-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210910220702/https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/aboutwolves/pdf/thielwydeveneasternwolfstatusreview8august12.pdf . dead .
  13. Web site: Eastern Wolf. wolfworlds.com.
  14. Web site: Lobo-guará . 2023-09-25 . Onçafari . pt-BR.
  15. Web site: Maned Wolf. seaworld.org.
  16. Web site: Maned Wolf. bolivia.wcs.org.
  17. Web site: Maned Wolf. Gambarini. Adriano. procarnivoros.org.
  18. Web site: African wild dog Canids . 2023-09-25 . www.canids.org.
  19. Web site: ADW: Lycaon pictus: INFORMATION. animaldiversity.org. 2018-06-10.
  20. Web site: African Wild Dog. honoluluzoo.org.
  21. Web site: How big is the biggest coyote. amazing-animals-planet.com.
  22. Web site: Coyote. Project Noah. 2018-06-10.
  23. Web site: Coyote. ovlc.org.
  24. Web site: coyote. Lariviere. Serge. britannica.com.
  25. Web site: Dhole/Asian Wild Dog. theanimalfacts.com.
  26. Web site: Cuon Alpinus. ecologyasia.com.
  27. Web site: Ethiopian Wolf. awf.org.
  28. Web site: Ethiopian Wolf. wolf-stuff.com.
  29. Web site: Episode 2:The Ethiopian Wolf. idtaxonomy.com.
  30. Web site: Ethiopian Wolf. awf.org.
  31. Wilkes, David (5 March 2012). "'Largest fox killed in UK' shot on Aberdeenshire farm". BBC News Online.
  32. Web site: red fox. Tikkanen. Amy. britannica.com.
  33. Web site: Red Fox Size. wildifeonline.me.uk.
  34. Gaubert P, Bloch C, Benyacoub S, Abdelhamid A, Pagani P, etal . 2012. Reviving the African Wolf Canis lupus lupaster in North and West Africa: A Mitochondrial Lineage Ranging More than 6,000 km Wide. PLOS ONE. 7. 8. e42740. 10.1371/journal.pone.0042740. 22900047. 3416759. 2012PLoSO...742740G. free.
  35. Lydekker, Richard (1908). "The Game Animals of Africa". London, R. Ward, limited. pp. 459–461
  36. Web site: Canines in Egypt. touregypt.net.

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