The Arctic fox and some gray wolves occupy the tundra. Most canids favor areas where forests meet open country. GEOGRAPHIC RANGEĬanids live on every continent except Antarctica. A keen sense of smell comes from more than 200 million scent cells in the nose (humans have about five million scent cells). This enables them to make quick stops and turns. They are digitigrade, walking on their toes. Canids range in weight from the fennec fox, at about 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms), to the gray wolf, which can be as heavy as 175 pounds (80 kilograms). The canid's coat consists of a dense underfur and an overcoat of waterproof guard hairs, which retain a large amount of body heat for survival in very cold climates. The only exception is the African wild dog that has patches of black, white, and yellow. Dogs typically come in black, black and white, brown, or red. MANED WOLF ( Chrysocyon brachyurus): SPECIES ACCOUNTSĬanids (members of the dog family) have a uniform body color with markings on the head and tail tip.
RED FOX ( Vulpes vulpes): SPECIES ACCOUNTS DOGS, WOLVES, COYOTES, JACKALS, AND FOXES: Canidae GRAY WOLF ( Canis lupus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
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