TABLE 46-1.
Canid Species and Population Status39
| Common Name | Latin Name (Number of Subspecies) |
Adult Weight Range (kg) | Status / Population Trend (IUCN Red List)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bat-eared fox | Otocyon megalotis (2) | 3.2–5.4 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides (6) | 2.9–12 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Channel Island fox | Urocyon littoralis | 1.4–2.5 | Critically Endangered / Decreasing |
| Gray fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus (16) | 2–5.5 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Arctic fox | Alopex lagopus | 2.4–5.4 | Least Concern/ Stable |
| Indian fox | Vulpes bengalensis | 1.8–3.2 | Least Concern / Decreasing |
| Blanford's fox | Vulpes cana | 0.8–1.5 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Cape fox | Vulpes chama | 2–4.2 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Corsac fox | Vulpes corsac | 1.6–3.2 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Tibetan fox | Vulpes ferrilata | 3–4.6 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Kit fox | Vulpes macrotis (8) | 1.6–2.7 | Least Concern / Decreasing |
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | 3.6–8.7 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Swift fox | Vulpes velox | 1.6–2.5 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Ruppell's fox | Vulpes rueppelli | 1–2.3 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Pale fox | Vulpes pallida (5) | 2–3.6 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Fennec fox | Vulpes zerda | 0.8–1.9 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Dhole | Cuon alpinus (9–11) | 10–20 | Endangered / Decreasing |
| Side-striped jackal | Canis adustus | 7.3–12 | Least concern / Stable |
| Golden jackal | Canis aureus | 6.5–9.8 | Least Concern / Increasing |
| Black-backed jackal | Canis mesomelas (6) | 5.9–12 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Coyote | Canis latrans (19) | 7.7–16 | Least Concern / Increasing |
| Gray wolf | Canis lupus (13) | 20–60† | Least Concern / Stable‡ |
| Red wolf | Canis rufus | 20–35 | Critically Endangered / Increasing |
| Ethiopian wolf | Canis simensis | 11–20 | Endangered / Decreasing |
| African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | 19–35 | Endangered / Decreasing |
| Maned wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus | 18–32 | Near threatened / Unknown |
| Bushdog | Speothos venaticus | 5–8 | Threatened / Decreasing |
| Short-eared dog | Atelocynus microtis | 9–10 | Near Threatened / Declining |
| Culpeo (Andean fox) | Pseudalopex culpaeus (6) | 4–11 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Darwin's fox | Pseudalopex fulvipes | 2–4 | Critically Endangered / Decreasing |
| Chilla | Pseudalopex griseus (4) | 2.5–5 | Least Concern / Stable |
| Pampas fox | Pseudalopex gymnocercus (3) | 4.2–5.9 | Least Concern / Increasing |
| Sechuran Desert fox | Pseudalopex sechurae | 2.6–4.2 | Near Threatened / Unknown |
| Hoary fox | Pseudalopex veturus | 2.5–4 | Least Concern / Unknown |
| Crab-eating fox | Cerdocyon thous | 5–7 | Least Concern / Stable |
*
International Union for the Conservation of Nature: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed February 1, 2013.
†
Significant size variation occurs between subspecies of Canis lupus.
‡
Status reflects species as a whole; the status of individual subspecies is at varying risks of extinction, and populations are not stable.