Canids

Just those I’ve seen in the wild:

1. Red Fox (Germany, Belgium, UK, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Alaska, Maine)

2. Grey Fox (Texas and Connecticut)

3. Swift Fox (South Dakota)

4. Arctic Fox (Alaska)

5. Coyote (Texas, Alabama*, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Oregon, Alaska)

6. Grey Wolf (Alaska and British Columbia)

7. Raccoon Dog (Korea)

8. Golden Jackal (Kyrgyzstan). Seriously.

*I remained convinced that the large Canid I saw crossing a road outside of Demopolis, Alabama at 0400 in the morning, in 1987, was substantially, if not fully, a Red Wolf.
 
I’ve seen

Gray wolfs
Mexican wolfs
Red wolfs
Maned wolfs
Coyotes
Dholes
Black-backed jackals
Bush dogs
African painted dog
Swift foxes
Gray foxes
Fenic foxes
Bat-eared foxes
Arctic foxes
Red foxes
Domestic dogs
 
Davdhole said:
Really? I've volunteered there for 3 years, and out of everything I found out, this is one thing that I never knew. I do know, however, they came from Italy. This was information from a carnivore keeper in a series they used to do on their YouTube channel called AskZooATL. She also went on to say they're the only zoo to house tanuki, although I think OKC Zoo had or still has raccoon dogs, which I guess aren't tanuki either.
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Europe's Raccoon Dogs aren't Tanuki either.

TinoPup said:
I've only seen coyotes twice (one each time), grey foxes 2 or 3 times. The number of red foxes I've seen, though... and wolves...
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Coyotes get significantly more common in zoos the further west you go from what I've encountered. Still, there are way more wolves in zoos than any other native canid.

~Thylo
 
TeaLovingDave said:
There's a few dotted around, mostly unnoticed - and I think the place near Frankfurt that took Gentleshaws' animal still have it.
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Yeah but that's one animal that originated from a confiscation(?)

But you're correct, there are Tanuki in Europe, but the vast, vast majority are descended from mainland Asian exports and these are the animals imported into the US.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Yeah but that's one animal that originated from a confiscation(?)

But you're correct, there are Tanuki in Europe, but the vast, vast majority are descended from mainland Asian exports and these are the animals imported into the US.

~Thylo
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Correct :)

Suspect there will be a good few hybrids in Europe - as I understand the matter, the last import or two into the private trade here before the ban were all Takuki, so people wanting to quickly breed a bunch before the ban hit will have quite possibly not taken all that much care in which animals they paired up :p

You are however correct that the import in question never went to the States.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
Correct :)

Suspect there will be a good few hybrids in Europe - as I understand the matter, the last import or two into the private trade here before the ban were all Takuki, so people wanting to quickly breed a bunch before the ban hit will have quite possibly not taken all that much care in which animals they paired up :p

You are however correct that the import in question never went to the States.
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So sad that before too long there will be no more Raccoon Dogs in western zoos :( Not unless the US randomly peaks in interest for them again which is doubtful.

~Thylo
 
My canids:
-Coyote (if you accept subspecies I've seen latrans, frustor, mearnsi, ochropus, texensis)
-Red Wolf
-Grey Wolf (lupus, baileyi, occidentalis, signatus)
-Dingo (dingo, hallstromi)
-Dhole (alpinus/lepturus/whatever they are)
-African Wild Dog (pictus)
-Black-Backed Jackal (mesomelas)
-Bush Dog
-Maned Wolf
-Bat-Eared Fox (megalotis, virgatus)
-Raccoon Dog (ussuriensis, viverrinus)
-Fennec Fox
-Arctic Fox
-Kit Fox (macrotis, mutica)
-Swift Fox
-Corsac Fox (turkmenicus)
-Red Fox (crucigera, fulvus)
-Grey Fox (cinereoargenteus, californicus, scottii)
-Island Fox (clementae)

And that's the lot, excluding C. familiaris.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Coyotes get significantly more common in zoos the further west you go from what I've encountered. Still, there are way more wolves in zoos than any other native canid.

~Thylo
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Most of the east coast ones seem to be at roadside places/nature centers, too, vs more mainstream zoos having them further west. The two I've seen were at Virginia Living Museum, and Fort Worth.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
My canids:
-Coyote (if you accept subspecies I've seen latrans, frustor, mearnsi, ochropus, texensis)
-Red Wolf
-Grey Wolf (lupus, baileyi, occidentalis, signatus)
-Dingo (dingo, hallstromi)
-Dhole (alpinus/lepturus/whatever they are)
-African Wild Dog (pictus)
-Black-Backed Jackal (mesomelas)
-Bush Dog
-Maned Wolf
-Bat-Eared Fox (megalotis, virgatus)
-Raccoon Dog (ussuriensis, viverrinus)
-Fennec Fox
-Arctic Fox
-Kit Fox (macrotis, mutica)
-Swift Fox
-Corsac Fox (turkmenicus)
-Red Fox (crucigera, fulvus)
-Grey Fox (cinereoargenteus, californicus, scottii)
-Island Fox (clementae)

And that's the lot, excluding C. familiaris.

~Thylo
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You're a good way ahead of me, then :P at 33 taxa rather than 22, and 19 species rather than 16:

Golden Jackal (moreotica)
Dingo (dingo, hallstromi)
Grey Wolf (lupus, occidentalis, signatus)
Black-backed Jackal (mesomelas)
Maned Wolf
Dhole (lepturus)
African Hunting Dog (pictus)
Raccoon Dog (ussuriensis)
Bat-eared Fox (megalotis, virgatus)
Bush Dog
Cape Fox
Corsac Fox (turkmenicus)
Arctic Fox (lagopus)
Swift Fox
Red Fox (crucigera, fulvus, silacea)
Fennec Fox
 
TeaLovingDave said:
You're a good way ahead of me, then :p at 33 taxa rather than 22, and 19 species rather than 16:

Golden Jackal (moreotica)
Dingo (dingo, hallstromi)
Grey Wolf (lupus, occidentalis, signatus)
Black-backed Jackal (mesomelas)
Maned Wolf
Dhole (lepturus)
African Hunting Dog (pictus)
Raccoon Dog (ussuriensis)
Bat-eared Fox (megalotis, virgatus)
Bush Dog
Cape Fox
Corsac Fox (turkmenicus)
Arctic Fox (lagopus)
Swift Fox
Red Fox (crucigera, fulvus, silacea)
Fennec Fox
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You have two very sore misses for me, though...

~Thylo
 
My Canids so far:

Grey Wolf
Dingo
Dhole
African Wild Dog
Black-Backed Jackal
Golden Jackal
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
Bat-Eared Fox
Raccoon Dog
Fennec Fox
Arctic Fox
Corsac Fox
Red Fox
Cape Fox
 
  1. Black-backed Jackal (wild)
  2. Coyote (captive + wild)
  3. Gray Wolf (captive)
  4. Dingo/Singing Dog (captive; also not 100% clear on taxonomy but I'm under the impression they're similar enough to be together. Please correct me if I'm wrong!)
  5. Maned Wolf (captive)
  6. African Wild Dog (captive + wild)
  7. Bush Dog (captive)
  8. Arctic Fox (captive)
  9. Fennec Fox (captive)
  10. Red Fox (captive + wild)
  11. Swift Fox (captive)
  12. Gray Fox (captive)
Saw what very much resembled a decaying roadkill Bat-Eared Fox, but we won't count that.
 
Giant Eland said:
Updated list: Added 2 species overall and 4 in the wild!

1.) (Vulpes cana) Blanford’s fox

2.) (Vulpes chama) Cape fox

3.) (Vulpes corsac) corsac fox

4.) (Vulpes lagopus) arctic fox

5.) (Vulpes macrotis) kit fox (also wild)

6.) (Vulpes pallida) pale fox

7.) (Vulpes rueppellii) Rueppell’s fox

8.) (Vulpes velox) swift fox

9.) (Vulpes vulpes) red fox (also wild)

10.) (Vulpes zerda) fennec fox

11.) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) gray fox (also wild)

12.) (Urocyon littoralis) island fox

13.) (Cerdocyon thous) Crab-eating Fox

14.) (Lycalopex culpaeus) Colpeo Fox

15.) (Lycalopex griseus) Argentine grey fox

16.) (Lycalopex gymnocercus) pampas fox

17.) (Lycalopex sechurae) Sechura Fox

18.) (Lycalopex vetulus) hoary fox

19.) (Canis anthus) African wolf (also wild)

20.) (Canis aureus) golden jackal

21.) (Canis latrans) coyote (also wild)

22.) (Canis lupus) gray wolf- including Dingo & Domestic Dog

23.) (Canis mesomelas) black-backed jackal (also wild)

24.) Canis simensis) Ethiopian wolf (wild only)

25.) (Canis rufus) red wolf

26.) (Chrysocyon brachyurus) maned wolf

27.) (Cuon alpinus) dhole

28.) (Lycaon pictus) African wild dog

29.) (Nyctereutes procyonoides) raccoon dog

30.) (Otocyon megalotis) bat-eared fox (also wild)

31.) (Speothos venaticus) bush dog

Missed out on seeing side-striped jackals in Zambia/Ethiopia and as well as my first wild painted dogs in Zambia.
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My side-striped jackal drought ended! In 2021 in Uganda I was able to see the species both wild and captive. Plus raccoon dog is now two species (which I've seen both). I've also added a handful of other species wild, which I also bolded.

1.) (Vulpes cana) Blanford’s fox
2.) (Vulpes chama) Cape fox
3.) (Vulpes corsac) corsac fox
4.) (Vulpes lagopus) arctic fox
5.) (Vulpes macrotis) kit fox (also wild)
6.) (Vulpes pallida) pale fox
7.) (Vulpes rueppellii) Rueppell’s fox
8.) (Vulpes velox) swift fox
9.) (Vulpes vulpes) red fox (also wild)
10.) (Vulpes zerda) fennec fox
11.) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) gray fox (also wild)
12.) (Urocyon littoralis) island fox
13.) (Cerdocyon thous) Crab-eating Fox (also wild)
14.) (Lycalopex culpaeus) Colpeo Fox (also wild)
15.) (Lycalopex griseus) Argentine grey fox (also wild)
16.) (Lycalopex gymnocercus) pampas fox
17.) (Lycalopex sechurae) Sechura Fox
18.) (Lycalopex vetulus) hoary fox
19.) (Canis adustus) Side-striped Jackal (also wild)
20.) (Canis anthus) African wolf (also wild)
21.) (Canis aureus) golden jackal (also wild)
22.) (Canis latrans) coyote (also wild)
23.) (Canis lupus) gray wolf- including Dingo & Domestic Dog (also wild)
24.) (Canis mesomelas) black-backed jackal (also wild)
25.) Canis simensis) Ethiopian wolf (wild only)
26.) (Canis rufus) red wolf
27.) (Chrysocyon brachyurus) maned wolf (also wild)
28.) (Cuon alpinus) dhole
29.) (Lycaon pictus) African wild dog
30.) (Nyctereutes procyonoides) raccoon dog
31.) (Nyctereutes viverrinus) Japanese raccoon dog
32.) (Otocyon megalotis) bat-eared fox (also wild)
33.) (Speothos venaticus) bush dog
 
It would be amazing if the Smithsonian National Zoo had Dholes or African Wild Dogs.
 
Might as well add a list of canids I've seen.

Coyote (wild and captive)
Gray fox (wild and captive)
Arctic fox
Fennec fox
Bat-eared fox
Red fox
Gray wolf
Red wolf
Raccoon dog
Bush dog
African wild dog
Dhole
New Guinea singing dog

Hopefully the list grows soon.
 
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