Canis latrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Canidae
Subfamilia: Caninae
Tribus: Canini
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis latrans
Subspecies: C. l. cagottis - C. l. clepticus - C. l. dickeyi - C. l. frustror - C. l. goldmani - C. l. hondurensis - C. l. impavidus - C. l. incolatus - C. l. jamesi - C. l. latrans - C. l. lestes - C. l. mearnsi - C. l. microdon - C. l. ochropus - C. l. peninsulae - C. l. texensis - C. l. thamnos - C. l. umpquensis - C. l. vigilis

Name

Canis latrans Say, 1823

Type locality: "Engineer cantonment" reported at "latitude 41°25'N, and longitude...95°47'30'W" (p. XVIII, vol. 2). Reported in Honacki et al. (1982) as "U.S.A., Nebraska, Washington Co., Engineer Cantonment, about 12 mi. (19.2 km) S. E. Blair".

References

Say, T.. [Taxonomical footnotes]. In James, E.P. 1823. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party. H.C. Carey & I Lea. Philadelphia. 1: 1–503 DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.61116 BHL Reference page. p. 168 BHL.

Links

Canis latrans in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Canis latrans Say, 1823 (Least Concern)
Canis latrans Say, 1823 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Smithsonian Institution – North American Mammals: Canis latrans
Smithsonian Wild: Canis latrans

Vernacular names

беларуская: Каёт
català: Coiot
Deutsch: Kojote
English: Coyote
Esperanto: Kojoto
español: Coyote
eesti: Koiott, Preeriahunt
suomi: Kojootti
עברית: זאב ערבות
magyar: Prérifarkas, kojot
Iñupiatun: Amaġuuraq
italiano: Coyote
日本語: コヨーテ
한국어: 코요테
norsk bokmål: Prærieulv
Nederlands: Coyote
Diné bizaad: Mąʼii
polski: kojot preriowy
português: Coiote
Türkçe: Kır kurdu
українська: Койот
中文: 郊狼

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