Editing Canis (section)

{{Short description|Genus of carnivores}}
{{About|the genus of canines}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Pliocene|Present}}Possible [[Late Miocene]] origin<ref name=wang2008/>
| image = Canis.png
| image_caption = 1st row: [[wolf]] (''C. lupus''),<br />[[dog]] (''C. familiaris'');<br />2nd row: [[red wolf]] (''C. rufus''),<br />[[eastern wolf]] (''C. lycaon'');<br />3rd row: [[coyote]] (''C. latrans''),<br />[[golden jackal]] (''C. aureus'');<br />4th row: [[Ethiopian wolf]] (''C. simensis''),<br />[[African wolf]] (''C. lupaster'').
| taxon = Canis
| display_parents = 3
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]<ref name=linnaeus1758/>
| type_species = ''[[Canis familiaris]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = Extant:
*''[[Canis aureus]]''
*''[[Canis familiaris]]''
*''[[Canis latrans]]''
*''[[Canis lupaster]]''
*''[[Canis lupus]]''
*''[[Canis lycaon]]''
*''[[Canis rufus]]''
*''[[Canis simensis]]''
Extinct:
*† ''[[Canis adoxus]]''
*† ''[[Evolution of the wolf#Canis borjgali|Canis borjgali]]''
*† ''[[Canis chihliensis]]''
*† ''[[Canis edwardii]]''
*† ''[[Canis etruscus]]''
*† ''[[Canis lepophagus]]''
*† ''[[Canis mosbachensis]]''
*† ''[[Canis palmidens]]''{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
*† ''[[Canis variabilis]]''
*† '''Subgenus ''[[Xenocyon]]'''''
**† ''[[Canis africanus]]''
**† ''[[Canis antonii]]''
**† ''[[Canis falconeri]]''
**† ''[[Canis lycanoides]]''
}}
'''''Canis''''' is a [[genus]] of the [[Caninae]] which includes multiple [[extant taxon|extant]] species, such as [[Wolf|wolves]], [[dog]]s, [[coyotes]], and [[golden jackals]]. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-developed skulls and dentition, long legs, and comparatively short ears and tails.<ref name=heptner1998>Heptner, V. G.; Naumov, N. P. (1998). ''Mammals of the Soviet Union'' Vol.II Part 1a, SIRENIA AND CARNIVORA (Sea Cows, Wolves and Bears). Science Publishers, Inc. USA. pp. 124–129. {{ISBN|1-886106-81-9}}.</ref>