Lycaon (genus)

Lycaon
Temporal range: 2–0 Ma
Early Pleistocene – present
Two dogs sharing a meal.
African wild dogs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Tribe: Canini
Genus: Lycaon
Brookes, 1827
Species

Lycaon is a genus of canid which includes the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and the extinct species Lycaon sekowei and Lycaon magnus.