Canis aureus

Latin canis (“dog”) + aureus

Canis aureus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – golden jackal.

• Recent work suggests that African and Eurasian golden jackals are of different species, Canis aureus being the Eurasian golden jackal and the African golden jackals, being more lupine genetically, have been named African golden wolf (Canis anthus).

• (species): Carnivora - order; Canidae - family; Caninae - subfamily; Canini - tribe; Canis - genus

• (species): Canis aureus aureus, Canis aureus algirensis, Canis aureus anthus, Canis aureus bea, Canis aureus cruesemanni, Canis aureus ecsedensis, Canis aureus indicus, Canis aureus lupaster, Canis aureus moreotica, Canis aureus naria, Canis aureus riparius, Canis aureus soudanicus, Canis aureus syriacus - subspecies

• Golden jackal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canis aureus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Canis aureus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons