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Originally Posted by Mikael
As Rolf already did say wolf and dog are from the same family  not as you say |
I think you two guy misunderstood eachother....
Christian was writing about european and american wolves are differet breeds ...not wolves and dogs
Mikael animals from same family can be different breeds, don`t mix this up
Wolves belong to the family "Canidae" which also includes :
Canis
Vulpes
Dusicyon
Lycaon
...and more.
The genus type of wolves is "canis" which also includes :
Lupus
Rufus
Latrans
Aureus
Simensis
...and more.
The species of wolves is "canis lupus" which includes :
Lupus(grey wolf) - ancestor of all wolves.
Canis lupus aka grey wolf have some subspecies which includes :
canis lupus lupus(eurasian wolf)
canis lupus lycaon(east american timber wolf)
canis lupus arctos(artic wolf)
canis lupus pallipes(indian wolf)
canis lupus signatus(iberian wolf)
canis lupus occidentalis(canadian wolf)
canis lupus dingo(dingo)
canis lupus familiaris(domesticated dog)
...and more.
Greetings Rolf