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Coyote

Canis latrans

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 3,190, February 2,533, March 2,571, April 2,991, May 2,905, June 2,394, July 1,901, August 1,864, September 2,366, October 2,417, November 3,108, December 2,707.
United States124,922
California46,536
Canada19,101
Texas14,762
Ontario8,311
Arizona5,536
Wisconsin4,254
Massachusetts3,732
Alberta3,546
Mexico3,460

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • SocialLives in groups or coloniesFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyCanids · Canidae
GenusWolves and Dogs · Canis

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