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Cynoidea

(Infraorder)

Overview

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A taxonomic infraorder.

Taxonomy

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The Infraorder Cynoidea is a member of the Suborder Caniformia. Here is the complete "parentage" of Cynoidea:

The Infraorder Cynoidea is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Canidae

Canidae () is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes, and many other lesser known extant and extinct dog-like mammals. A member of this family is called a canid (/'ke?n?d/). The Canidae family is divided into two tribes: Canini (related to wolves) and Vulpini (related to foxes). The two species of the basal Caninae are more primitive and do not fit into either tribe. [more]

At least 561 species and subspecies belong to the Family Canidae.

More info about the Family Canidae may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 13:18:57