Largest wild canids

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 Wolf Canis lupus 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
2 Red wolf Canis rufus 40[9] 23-39 1.7 [10] 1.2-1.65[11] 80 North America
3 Eastern wolf Canis lycaon 36.7[12] 23-30 1.8[13] 0.91-1.65 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 36[18] 20-30[19] 1.5 [20] 1.10-1.40[21] 75 Africa
6 Coyote Canis latrans 33.91[22] 8-20 1.5 [23] 1.0-1.3[24] 70 North America
7 Dhole Cuon alpinus 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 17.2[31] 2-14 1.5 [32] 0.76-1.4[33] 50 North America, Eurasia, Africa
10 African wolf Canis lupaster 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 14.9 6-14 1.25 69-85[38] 45-50 Eurasia
13 Culpeo fox Lycalopex culpaeus 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

Notes

  1. ^ This refers to the length including the tail. Note that lengths given as "between the pegs" generally include the tail.

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