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This article is about the domestic dog. For related species known as "dogs", see Canidae. For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation).
Domestic dogs
Temporal range: At least 14,200 years ago – present[2]
Collage of Nine Dogs.jpg
Selection of the different breeds of dog
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. familiaris[1]
Trinomial name
Canis lupus familiaris[1]
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758[3][4]


Dogs show great morphological variation
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the wolf or Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species)[5] is a member of the genus Canis (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids,[6] and is the most widely abundant terr