Canis aureus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin canis (“dog”) + aureus === Proper noun === Canis aureus m A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – Eurasian golden jackal. ==== Usage notes ==== Recent work suggests that African and Eurasian golden jackals are of different species, Canis aureus being the Eurasian golden jackal and the African golden jackals, being more lupine genetically, have been named African golden wolves (Canis anthus). ==== Hypernyms ==== (species): Carnivora – order; Canidae – family; Caninae – subfamily; Canini – tribe; Canis – genus ==== Hyponyms ==== (species): Canis aureus aureus, Canis aureus algirensis, Canis aureus anthus, Canis aureus bea, Canis aureus cruesemanni, Canis aureus ecsedensis, Canis aureus indicus, Canis aureus lupaster, Canis aureus moreotica, Canis aureus naria, Canis aureus riparius, Canis aureus soudanicus, Canis aureus syriacus – subspecies === References === Golden jackal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Canis aureus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Canis aureus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons