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SpeciesCarnivoraCanidae
Carnivores

🐺African golden wolf

Canis anthus F.Cuvier, 1820

Африканский волчий шакал, или волчий шакал (лат. Canis lupaster), — вид хищных млекопитающих рода волков семейства псовых.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderCarnivora
  5. ›familyCanidae
  6. ›genusCanis
  7. ›speciesCanis anthus
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  1. classMammals · Mammalia
  2. orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
  3. suborderCaniformia
  4. familyCanidae
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammals · Mammalia
  9. subclassTheria
  10. superorderLaurasiatheria
  11. orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
  12. suborderCaniformia
  13. familyCanidae
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vlk africký (cs), Afrikanischer Goldwolf (de), Lupo africano (it), Lobo dorado africano (es), Canis anthus (fr), африкански златен вълк (bg) … and 26 more languages
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