What Canids have you seen?

MurphyFox

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The answer is simple. Whether its your local zoo, the wild, or your house, what canids have you seen?

My list:

Red Fox
Arctic Fox
Fennec Fox
Pale Fox
Grey Fox
Bat-Eared Fox
Raccoon Dog
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
African Painted Dog
Gray Wolf
Red Wolf
Coyote
Dhole
Domestic Dog

(Italics indicates species seen in the wild. All species have been seen in captivity too)

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I love threads like these! I have seen these canids:

Red fox
Arctic Fox
Bat-eared Fox
Bengal Fox
Corsac Fox
Desert Fox
Fennec Fox

Coyote
Golden Jackal

Maned Wolf
Grey Wolf
Mackenzie Valley Wolf
Hudson Bay Wolf
Alaskan Timber Wolf

Red Dhole
African Painted Dog
Bush dog
Japenese raccoondog (?)

Not sure about the wolf subspecies, because i have also been told that they are maybe all grey wolves. So i list what the zoo's them self list :)
 
The answer is simple. Whether its your local zoo, the wild, or your house, what canids have you seen?

My list:

Red Fox
Arctic Fox
Fennec Fox
Pale Fox
Grey Fox
Bat-Eared Fox
Raccoon Dog
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
African Painted Dog
Gray Wolf
Red Wolf
Coyote
Dhole
Domestic Dog

(Italics indicates species seen in the wild. All species have been seen in captivity too)

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See this thread which covers canids

How Many Carnivore Taxa Have You Seen?
 
Hi, I'm new to Zoochat. I've seen very few canids in captivity. Here are the ones I've seen.
African Wild Dog - Albuquerque Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo
Arctic Fox - Animal Adventures, Stone Zoo
Bat-Eared Fox - Brookfield Zoo, Roger Williams Zoo
Bush Dog - Stone Zoo
Coyote - Only in wild
Domestic Dog - In daily life
Fennec Fox - Animal Adventures, Capron Park Zoo, Smithsonian Zoo
Grey Fox - ABQ BioPark Zoo, San Francisco Zoo
Mexican Grey Wolf - ABQ BioPark Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, Stone Zoo
Pale Fox - Animal Adventures
Red Fox - Ecotarium
 
Bold indicates wild and captivity, italics is wild only, and regular type is captivity only.

Gray Wolf (Arctic, Mexican, and "typical" gray varieties)
Red Fox (various color morphs)
Coyote
Gray Fox

Black-backed Jackel
African Wild Dog
Swift Fox
Bush Dog
Arctic Fox
Maned Wolf
Raccoon Dog
Fennec Fox
Red Wolf
Domestic Dog
 
Bush dog
Bat-eared fox
Fennec fox
Red fox
Arctic fox
Dhole
African wild dog
Coyote
Gray wolf
Red wolf
Domestic dog (if this counts, I’ve seen it at a zoo)
 
My list, along with which I've seen in zoos, the wild, and which I've been a keeper for

Gray Wolf (Zoo, Keeper)
Red Wolf (Zoo, Keeper)
Coyote (Zoo, Wild)
Black-Backed Jackal (Zoo, Wild)
Side-Striped Jackal (Wild)
Maned Wolf (Zoo, Keeper)
African Wild Dog (Zoo, Wild)
Bush Dog (Zoo)
Dhole (Zoo)
Raccoon Dog (Zoo)
Culpeo (Zoo)
Bat-Eared Fox (Zoo, Wild)
Fennec Fox (Zoo, Keeper)
Red Fox (Zoo, Wild)
Arctic Fox (Zoo, Keeper)
Swift Fox (Zoo)
Kit Fox (Zoo, Wild)
Corsac Fox (Zoo)
Gray Fox (Zoo, Wild)
Island Fox (Zoo)
 
I'll just count what I've seen in zoos:

- Maned Wolf - at South Lakes Safari Zoo
- Arctic Wolf - at South Lakes Safari Zoo
- Iberian Wolf - at Blackpool Zoo
- Bush Dog - at Chester Zoo and Dudley Zoo
- Raccoon Dog - at The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
- African Wild Dog - at Chester Zoo
- European Red Fox - at Telford's Exotic Zoo
- Arctic Fox - at Dudley Zoo
 
Let’s see, as canines are seldomly displayed in most zoological facilities in the Southeast US; my list will of course be slightly based on location. As for my list, here is what I’ve seen so far; with the twist being a favorite canines list as well:

• Painted Dog
• Dhole
• Grey Wolf - (Mexican subspecies)
Coyote
• Domestic Dog
• Grey Fox
• Red Wolf
• New Guinea Singing Dog
• Swift / Kit Fox - (I don’t recall which one I’ve seen specifically)
• Fennec Fox
• Red Fox
• Arctic Fox

(Underlined Italics - seen in both captivity and in the wild)
 
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Domestic Dog(Zoo, "wild/feral", pets) - Houston Zoo, San Diego Zoo
Grey Wolf(Zoo) - Snakefarm Zoo
Dingo(Zoo) - Palm Beach Zoo, Brevard Zoo
New Guinea Singing Dog(Zoo) - Palm Beach Zoo, Zoo Miami
Coyote(Zoo, Wild) - Cameron Park Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Naples Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, Oklahoma City Zoo
African Wild Dog(Zoo) San Antonio Zoo, Dallas Zoo, Houston Zoo, Zoo Miami, ZooTampa, Oklahoma City Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, DAK
Red Wolf(Zoo) - Fort Worth Zoo, ZooTampa
Dhole(Zoo) - Zoo Miami
Bush Dog(Zoo) - San Antonio Zoo
Common Raccoon Dog(Zoo) - Oklahoma City Zoo
Maned Wolf(Zoo) - Houston Zoo, Dallas Zoo
Swift Fox(Zoo) - Fort Worth Zoo, Houston Zoo, Oklahoma City Zoo
Arctic Fox(Zoo) - Tulsa Zoo
Fennec Fox(Zoo) - Palm Beach Zoo, Tulsa Zoo, San Diego Zoo
Bat-Eared Fox(Zoo) - San Antonio Zoo
Red Fox(Zoo) - Brevard Zoo
Grey Fox(Zoo) - Zoo Miami, Brevard Zoo
Kit Fox(Wild)
 
Had posted this elsewhere, but here it is again haha! One's I've seen wild in bold.

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
6.) (Vulpes pallida) pale fox
7.) (Vulpes rueppellii) Rueppell’s fox
8.) (Vulpes velox) swift fox
9.) (Vulpes vulpes) red fox
10.) (Vulpes zerda) fennec fox
11.) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) gray fox
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 adustus) Side-striped Jackal
20.) (Canis anthus) African wolf
21.) (Canis aureus) golden jackal
22.) (Canis latrans) coyote (also wild)
23.) (Canis lupus) gray wolf- including Dingo & Domestic Dog

24.) (Canis mesomelas) black-backed jackal
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

Missing:
1.) Short-eared Dog
2.) Darwin's Fox
3.) Bengal Fox
4.) Tibetan Fox

You can imagine being this close I'd love to complete the set! 3 of those shouldn't be too difficult to get wild, but Short-eared Dog would likely be the biggest hurdle.

I'll have a chance for the first 2 missing ones on an upcoming South American trip and could also add a couple wild that I've already seen captive.
 
Had posted this elsewhere, but here it is again haha! One's I've seen wild in bold.

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
6.) (Vulpes pallida) pale fox
7.) (Vulpes rueppellii) Rueppell’s fox
8.) (Vulpes velox) swift fox
9.) (Vulpes vulpes) red fox
10.) (Vulpes zerda) fennec fox
11.) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) gray fox

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 adustus) Side-striped Jackal
20.) (Canis anthus) African wolf
21.) (Canis aureus) golden jackal
22.) (Canis latrans) coyote (also wild)
23.) (Canis lupus) gray wolf- including Dingo & Domestic Dog
24.) (Canis mesomelas) black-backed jackal
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

Missing:
1.) Short-eared Dog
2.) Darwin's Fox
3.) Bengal Fox
4.) Tibetan Fox

You can imagine being this close I'd love to complete the set! 3 of those shouldn't be too difficult to get wild, but Short-eared Dog would likely be the biggest hurdle.

I'll have a chance for the first 2 missing ones on an upcoming South American trip and could also add a couple wild that I've already seen captive.
It seems like you might be the winner.
 
- Fennec fox
- Maned wolf
- Bush dog
- Tanuki
- Arctic fox
- Dhole
- Grey fox (captive & wild)
- Coyote (captive & wild)
- Red fox (wild only)

We don't seem to have many canid species in southeastern US zoos! I actually don't think my home zoo has a single canid right now.
 
Red Fox
Arctic Fox
Fennec Fox
Bat-Eared Fox
Corsac Fox
Black-Backed Jackal
Raccoon Dog
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
African Painted Dog
Mexican Gray Wolf
Northern Gray Wolf
Red Wolf
Coyote
Domestic Dog

Besides coyote, red fox and domestic, all were zoo specimens.

We don't seem to have many canid species in southeastern US zoos! I actually don't think my home zoo has a single canid right now.
I think more than a lot of major mammal groups, a lot of zoos are just skipping out completely on canid representation. I don't mean to sound like a 'species collector' but I think it's a little ridiculous if you have a large collection and can't manage even one canid, and two would probably be ideal for a major collection.
 
The answer is simple. Whether its your local zoo, the wild, or your house, what canids have you seen?

My list:

Red Fox
Arctic Fox
Fennec Fox
Pale Fox
Grey Fox
Bat-Eared Fox
Raccoon Dog
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
African Painted Dog
Gray Wolf
Red Wolf
Coyote
Dhole
Domestic Dog

(Italics indicates species seen in the wild. All species have been seen in captivity too)

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I just googled everyone on your list and saw some of it in the Zoo. I am new here and kind in the learning process about animals and species. Long way to go for me. This is a good starts
 
  1. Red Fox
  2. Arctic Fox
  3. Corsac Fox
  4. Raccoon Dog
  5. Bush Dog
  6. Dhole
  7. African Wild Dog
  8. Grey Wolf
  9. Maned Wolf
I have had terrible luck with fennecs unfortunately so I still haven't seen them.
 
Bold = Wild

1. Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
2. Red wolf (Canis rufus)
3. Coyote (Canis latrans)
4. African painted/wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
5. Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
6. Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
7. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
8. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
9. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
10. Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
11. Black-backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)
12. Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

Also New Guinea Singing Dog, Mexican Wolf, other subspecies.
 
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