Largest wild canids

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

Rank	Species	Binomial name	Image	Weight range (kg)	Maximum weight (kg)	Length range (m)	Maximum length (m) [a]	Shoulder height (cm)	Native range by continent(s)	Range map
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

See also

• Reptiles portal

• List of largest mammals
• Largest organisms
• List of largest land carnivorans
• List Of Largest Wild Cats

Notes

1. This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.

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