Other Canids of the World
North America
Species | Scientific Name | Range | Status |
Coyote |
Canis latrans | Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America | Expanding range |
Red Fox |
Vulpes vulpes | North America, Eurasia, Northern Africa, introduced to Australia | Most wide spread & abundant species of fox |
Arctic Fox |
Vulpes lagopus / Alopex lagopus |
United States, Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland, Scandinavia, Russia | Thriving |
Kit Fox |
Vulpes macrotis | Southwest U.S., Mexico | Endangered |
Swift Fox |
Vulpes velox | Western grasslands of U.S. and Canada | Least concern |
Gray Fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Southern Canada, U.S., Mexico, Central America | Thriving |
Island Fox |
Urocyon littoralis | Six of the eight Cannel Islands of California | Endangered |
Cozumel Fox |
Urocyon sp. | Island of Cozumel in Mexico | Extinct or nearly extinct |
South America
Species | Scientific Name | Range | Status |
Short-eared Dog |
Atelocynus microtis | Amazonian basin | Near threatened |
Bush Dog |
Speothos venaticus | Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil | Very rare |
Crab-eating Fox |
Cerdocyon thous | Columbia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina | Least concern |
Culpeo |
Lycalopex culpaeus | Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile | Least concern |
Darwin's Fox |
Lycalopex fulvipes | Chiloé Island and Nahuelbuta National Park in mainland Chile | Critically endandered |
South American Gray Fox |
Lycalopex griseus | Argentina, Chile, introduced to the Falkland Islands | Least concern |
Pampas Fox |
Lycalopex gymnocercus | Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil | Least concern |
Sechuran Fox |
Lycalopex sechurae | Ecuador, Peru | Near threatened |
Hoary Fox |
Lycalopex vetulus | Brazil | Least concern |
Eurasia
Species | Scientific Name | Range |
Status |
Dhole |
Cuon alpinus | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam | Endangered |
Racoon Dog |
Nyctereutes procyonoides | China, Korea, Japan, Notheast Russia | Least concern |
Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | North America, Eurasia, Northern Africa, introduced to Australia | Most wide spread & abundant species of fox |
Arctic Fox |
Vulpes lagopus / Alopex lagopus |
United States, Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland, Scandinavia, Russia | Thriving |
Begal Fox |
Vulpes bengalensis | Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh | Least concern |
Corsac Fox | Vulpes corsac | Afghanistan, Pakinstan, Kashmir, Iran, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Least concern |
Tibetan Sand Fox |
Vulpes ferrilata | Nepal, China, India | Least concern |
Africa & the Middle East
Species | Scientific Name | Range | Status |
African Wild Dog |
Lycaon pictus | Eastern and Southern Africa | Rapidly declining, still hunted |
Side-striped Jackal |
Canis adustus | Central and Southern Africa | Least concern |
Black-Backed Jackal |
Canis mesomelas | South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Somalia, Ethipoia | Least concern |
Fennec Fox |
Vulpes zerda | Sahara Desert of Northern Africa, Arabian Penninsula | Least concern |
Pale Fox |
Vulpes pallida | North Central Africa: Senegal to Sudan | Unknown |
Cape Fox |
Vulpes chama | Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa | Least concern |
Ruppell's Fox |
Vulpes rueppellii | North Africa, Middle East | Least concern |
Blanford's Fox |
Vulpes cana | Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkestan, Iran, Pakinstan, Palestine, Oman | Least concern |
Bat-eared Fox |
Otocyon megalotis | Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa | Least concern |