Glossary
Domestic Dog
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Gray Wolf
(Canis lupus)
The Gray Wolf is often known simply as the wolf.
There are 39 subspecies of wolf, including the gray wolf, red wolf, the dingo and the domestic dog. DNA sequencing has confirmed that the gray wolf and the domestic dog share common ancestry.
The Gray Wolf is often known simply as the wolf.
There are 39 subspecies of wolf, including the gray wolf, red wolf, the dingo and the domestic dog. DNA sequencing has confirmed that the gray wolf and the domestic dog share common ancestry.
Canis lupus familiaris
This replaced the name
Canis familiaris in 1993.
The domestic dog is now classified as a subspecies of the wolf.
The domestic dog is now classified as a subspecies of the wolf.
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