Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 3 species of dog, in the family Canidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 3.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 34 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Despite its name and its resemblance to the American raccoon, it is a true canid from East Asia, and one of the few able to hibernate partially through the winter.
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It is one of the smallest and least dog-like of the wild canids, with short legs and a long body suited to hunting as a group in dense South American forest.
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It was the first animal domesticated by humans, between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago, from the grey wolf.
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The bloodhound can have as many as 300 million scent receptors, compared with 5-6 million in humans.
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It can follow the direction of a person's gaze and pointing finger, a communicative ability that hand-reared wolves do not develop.
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