Largest wild canids
List of the largest wild canid species
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This is a list of the species of Canidae ordered by average weights of adult individuals in the wild. It does not include canid hybrids or any domesticated animals. Only wild species of canids are included, all of which are described as species by authentic sources.
List
| Rank | Species | Binomial name | Image | Maximum weight (kg) | Weight range (kg) | Maximum length (m) [a] | Length range (m) | Shoulder height (cm) | Native range by continent(s) | Range map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey Wolf | Canis lupus | .jpg) | 79[1] 86[2](verified) 103 [3] (unverified) | 14–65[4] | 2.13[5]-2.5[6][7] | 1.4-1.90[8] | 97 | North America and Eurasia | .png){kind=small} |
| 2 | Red wolf | Canis rufus | .jpg) | 40[9] | 23-39 | 1.7 [10] | 1.2-1.65[11] | 80 | North America | _Recovery_(2013)_fig._1.png) |
| 3 | Eastern wolf | Canis lycaon |  | 36.7[12] | 23-30 | 1.8[13] | 0.91-1.65[citation needed] | 70 | North America |  |
| 4 | Maned wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus |  | 36[14] | 20-30 | 1.9 [15] | 1.5-1.8 [16][17] | 107 | South America |  |
| 5 | African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | .jpg) | 36[18] | 20-30[19] | 1.5 [20] | 1.10-1.40[21] | 75 | Africa |  |
| 6 | Coyote | Canis latrans | .jpg) | 33.91[22] | 8-20 | 1.5 [23] | 1.0-1.3[24] | 70 | North America |  |
| 7 | Dhole | Cuon alpinus | .jpg) | 25 | 10-21 | 1.45 [25] | 0.9-1.3 [26] | 56 | Asia |  |
| 8 | Ethiopian wolf | Canis simensis |  | 20[27] | 11-19 | 1.45 [28][29] | 1.1-1.4[30] | 62 | Africa |  |
| 9 | Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | .jpg) | 17.2[31] | 2-14 | 1.5 [32] | 0.76-1.4[33] | 50 | North America, Eurasia, Africa |  |
| 10 | African wolf | Canis lupaster | .jpeg) | 15 | 7-14 | 1.50 [34] | 1.2-1.4[35][36] | 40 | Africa |  |
| 11 | Side-striped jackal | Lupulella adusta |  | 15 | 6.5-14 | 0.95 | 69-81 | 50[37] | Africa |  |
| 12 | Golden jackal | Canis aureus | .jpg) | 14.9 | 6-14 | 1.25 | 69-85[38] | 45-50 | Eurasia | _black_sea_label.png) |
| 13 | Culpeo fox | Lycalopex culpaeus | _=_zorro_culpeo_or_Andean_fox_(cropped).jpg) | 14 | 5-13.5 | 1.52 | 94-1.33 | 45-65 | South America |  |
| 14 | Common raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides |  | 9-10[39] | 3-7 | 0.89 | 45-71 | 20 cm | Europe and Asia |  |
See also
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Notes
- This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.