Canis Lupus Familiaris is the scientific name for which animal?
Canis lupus dingo In 1978, a review to reduce the number species listed under genus "Canis" proposed that ""Canis dingo" is now generally regarded as a distinctive feral domestic dog. "Canis familiaris" is used for domestic dogs, although taxonomically it should probably be synonymous with "Canis lupus."" In 1982, the first edition of "Mammal Species of the World" included a note under "Canis lupus" with the comment: "Probably ancestor of and conspecific with the domestic dog, "familiaris". "Canis familiaris" has page priority over "Canis lupus", but both were published simultaneously in Linnaeus (1758), and "Canis lupus" has been universally used for this species".
Subspecies of Canis lupus Subspecies of Canis lupus "Canis lupus" has 38 subspecies listed in the taxonomic authority "Mammal Species of the World", 2005 edition. These subspecies were named over the past 250 years, and since their naming a number of them have gone extinct. The nominate subspecies is "Canis lupus lupus". "Canis lupus" is assessed as least concern by the IUCN, as its relatively widespread range and stable population trend mean that the species, at global level, does not meet, or nearly meet, any of the criteria for the threatened categories. However, some local populations are classified as endangered, and some subspecies are