Lycaon (genus)
Genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Canis lupus lycaon.
Lycaon is a genus of canid which includes the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and the extinct species Lycaon sekowei and Lycaon magnus.
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Lycaon | |
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African wild dogs | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Subfamily: | Caninae |
Tribe: | Canini |
Genus: | Lycaon Brookes, 1827 |
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