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 familiaris
Previous biological name for the domestic dog (and still often used).
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Canis lupus familiaris
Scientific name for the domestic dog.
This replaced the name Canis familiaris in 1993, but the latter is frequently still used.
The domestic dog is, therefore, now listed as a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus).
Cf. Canis familiaris
