Domestic Dogs: Temporal Range: at Least 14,200 Years Ago - Present
Domestic Dogs: Temporal Range: at Least 14,200 Years Ago - Present
Domestic Dogs: Temporal Range: at Least 14,200 Years Ago - Present
present[2]
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. familiaris[1]
Trinomial name
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the wolf or Canis
familiaris when considered a distinct species)[5] is a member of the genus Canis (canines), which
forms part of the wolf-like canids,[6] and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.[7][8][9][10][11] The
dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa[12][13][14] as modern wolves are not closely related to the
wolves that were first domesticated,[13][14] which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog
is extinct.[15] The dog was the first species to be domesticated[14][16] and has been selectively bred over
millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.[17]