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Largest wild canids

Summary

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 edit

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]
103 [4]		 1.4-1.90[5] 2.13[6]-2.5[7][8] 97 North America and Eurasia  
2 Red wolf Canis rufus   23-39 40[9] 1.2-1.65[10] 1.7 [11] 80 North America  
3 Eastern wolf Canis lycaon   23-30 36.7[12] 0.91-1.65[citation needed] 1.8[13] 70 North America  
4 Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus   20-30 36[14] 1.5-1.8 [15][16] 1.9 [17] 107 South America  
5 African wild dog Lycaon pictus   20-30[18] 36[19] 1.10-1.40[20] 1.5 [21] 75 Africa  
6 Coyote Canis latrans   8-20 33.91[22] 1.0-1.3[23] 1.5 [24] 70 North America  
7 Dhole Cuon alpinus   10-21 25 0.9-1.3 [25] 1.45 [26] 56 Asia  
8 Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis   11-19 20[27] 1.1-1.4[28] 1.45 [29][30] 62 Africa  
9 Red fox Vulpes vulpes   2-14 17.2[31] 0.76-1.4[32] 1.5 [33] 50 North America, Eurasia, Africa  
10 African wolf Canis lupaster   7-14 15 1.2-1.4[34] [35] 1.50 [36] 40 Africa  

See also edit

 
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Notes edit

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

References edit

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