The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has, for the first time, assessed the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) as a distinct entity - paving the way for its recognition as a ...

The scientific name for a wolf is Canis lupus. Interestingly, this name comes from Latin, where the word Canis means dog and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A comparative gross morphological study of the cerebellum in six species of the genus Canis (C. aureus, C. familiaris, C. latrans, C. lupus, C ...

DEHRADUN: In a significant development in animal classification, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has for the first time evaluated the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) ...

Doggy tales A new cache of extremely well preserved, prehistoric canine fossils is shedding light on dog and wolf ancestors from two million years ago to today. The fossils, described in the latest ...

Two dire wolves and a saber-toothed cat fight over the carcass of a Columbian mammoth at the La Brea tar pits in this painting by R. Bruce Horsfall. Long extinct, the fearsome dire wolf that roamed ...

Canis lupus familiaris is the scientific name for a dog. This name comes from a system called binomial nomenclature, which gives each known species a unique two-part name. It was made to give ...

“Vandalism” is sowing confusion in biology, where suddenly thousands of species have two conflicting names — both officially correct. Individual biologists are churning out new names for plants and ...

The Indian wolf, commonly known as gray wolf, is found across India and Pakistan DEHRADUN: In a significant development in animal classification, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...