Canidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2009 2009-01-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores 352 446 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6331155 a7d8d69c-0188-4a74-b785-432bf1c60c9e 978-84-96553-49-1 6331155 Family CANIDAE (DOGS) • Small to quite large mammals with triangular heads, long, pointed muzzles, well-developed jaws, and prominent, roughly triangular pointed ears; muscular, deepchested body, long and slender limbs, and bushytail. • 45.8-182 cm . • Cosmopolitan, all regions except Antarctica and many oceanic islands. • Occur in all major habitats, spanning tropical forests, woodland, savannah, deserts, alpine heathlands, and the Arctic; found at all altitudes from sea level to over 5000 m . • 13 genera, 35 species,at least 172 extant taxa. • 3 species Critically Endangered, 3 species Endangered; 1 species and 5 subspecies Extinct since 1600.