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Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 23, February 20, March 21, April 26, May 25, June 19, July 16, August 16, September 21, October 21, November 27, December 21.
United States48,957
California8,495
Texas5,136
Canada5,134
New York2,339
Ontario1,979
North Carolina1,922
India1,786
Pennsylvania1,707
Massachusetts1,548

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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