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List of the largest wild canid species From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Rank | Species | Binomial name | Image | Weight range (kg) | Maximum weight (kg) | Length range (m) | Maximum length (m) [lower-alpha 1] | Shoulder height (cm) | Native range by continent(s) | Range map |
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1 | Wolf | Canis lupus | 14–65[1] | 79[2] 86[3] | 1.4-1.90[4] | 2.13[5]-2.5[6][7] | 97 | North America and Eurasia | ||
2 | Red wolf | Canis rufus | 23-39 | 40[8] | 1.2-1.65[9] | 1.7 [10] | 80 | North America | ||
3 | Eastern wolf | Canis lycaon | 23-30 | 36.7[11] | 0.91-1.65[citation needed] | 1.8[12] | 70 | North America | ||
4 | Maned wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus | 20-30 | 36[13] | 1.5-1.8 [14][15] | 1.9 [16] | 107 | South America | ||
5 | African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | 20-30[17] | 36[18] | 1.10-1.40[19] | 1.5 [20] | 75 | Africa | ||
6 | Coyote | Canis latrans | 8-20 | 33.91[21] | 1.0-1.3[22] | 1.5 [23] | 70 | North America | ||
7 | Dhole | Cuon alpinus | 10-21 | 25 | 0.9-1.3 [24] | 1.45 [25] | 56 | Asia | ||
8 | Ethiopian wolf | Canis simensis | 11-19 | 20[26] | 1.1-1.4[27] | 1.45 [28][29] | 62 | Africa | ||
9 | Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | 2-14 | 17.2[30] | 0.76-1.4[31] | 1.5 [32] | 50 | North America, Eurasia, Africa | ||
10 | African wolf | Canis lupaster | 7-14 | 15 | 1.2-1.4[33] [34] | 1.50 [35] | 40 | Africa | ||
11 | Side-striped jackal | Lupulella adusta | 6.5-14 | 15 | 69-81 | 95 | 50[36] | Africa | ||
12 | Golden jackal | Canis aureus | 6-14 | 14.9 | 69-85[37] | 1.25 | 45-50 | Eurasia | ||
13 | Culpeo fox | Lycalopex culpaeus | 5-13.5 | 14 | 94-1.33 | 1.52 | 45-65 | South America | ||
14 | Common raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides | 3-7 | 9-10[38] | 45-71 | 89 | 20 cm | Europe and Asia |
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