Canidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Carnivora (order)
Descripción
Family containing 35 living species of mammals in 13 genera, representing foxes, wolves, jackals, and other members of the dog family. They tend to be slender, long-legged animals with long muzzles, bushy tails, and erect, pointed ears, social, intelligent, and easily trained. They were probably the first animals to be domesticated.
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Otros términos
- canines [en]
- canine [en]
- canids [en]
- canid [en]