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Dogs have made 11 vertebrate species extinct and are identified as a 'potential threat' to at least 188 threatened species worldwide. [162] Dogs have also been linked to the extinction of 156 animal species. [163] Dogs have been documented to have killed a few birds of the endangered species, the kagu, in New Caledonia. [164]
As a result, today dogs are the most abundant carnivore species and are dispersed around the world. [2] The most striking example of this dispersal is that of the numerous modern breeds of European lineage during the Victorian era .
10 of the 13 extant canid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Canis, Cuon, Lycaon, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Speothos, Vulpes, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, and Urocyon Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals.
Canis is a genus of the Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, 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.
Carnivorans are arguably the group of mammals of most interest to humans. The dog is noteworthy for not only being the first species of carnivoran to be domesticated, but also the first species of any taxon. In the last 10,000 to 12,000 years, humans have selectively bred dogs for a variety of different tasks and today there are well over 400 ...
A purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo named Bobi was crowned as the world’s oldest dog by the Guinness Book of World Records in October, 2023, when he passed away at the age of 31 years and 165 days ...
Today, vaquitas are listed as critically endangered. On the brink of extinction, the vaquita is the smallest living species of cetacean. ©Paula Olson, NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ...
Fastest dog in the world: Greyhound. Top speed: 45 mph. Standing up to 30 inches high at the shoulder, Greyhounds are the fastest dog breed in the world, and among the fastest sprinters on the planet.