Other Canids of the World



Coyote

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




Darwin's Fox - by Fernando Borquez Borquez

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



Corsac Fox

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



African Wild Dogs

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