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a canus lupus familiaris is a dog.
-actually its not. the proper name is canis lupus familiaris. the word Canus in latin means "white" Canis is dog.
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∙ 14y agoCanis Lupus is the scientific name of the Grey (or Gray) Wolf.
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A dog is canine a cat is a feline what is a canus lupus?
Canis lupus is the scientific name for the gray wolf.
What is the species of a pack of wolves?
Whether a single animal or a pack, wolves belong to the species Canus lupus.
Latin word for wolf?
Lupus is the latin word for wolf.
What is the scientific classification of a golden retriever?
Canus Lupus Familiars.
What does the science term species mean?
Species is a rank in taxonomy. It is best described as the lowest rank in the identification of a creature, example: Canus Lupus (Grey Wolf) canine is the taxonomic family, while canus is its genus and lupus would be its species.
What is the Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Species of a Fawn boxer Dog?
Animal kingdomSubkingdom BilitariaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: CanidaeGenus: CanusSpecies: Canus LupisSubspecies: Canis lupus familiaris LinnaeusSpecies: BoxerColor: Fawn
What does Canis lupis familiaris mean?
Canis Lupus is the Latin name for the Grey Wolf. The disease of lupus (aka, SLE or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) was given its name by a 19th century French doctor who thought that the butterfly-shaped facial rash (which is often an indicator for lupus) looked like the bite of a wolf. ("lupus" is Latin for wolf and "erythematosus" is Latin for red).
What is the binomial nomenclature name for dogs?
Canis lupus familiaris, I think, recently changed from Canis familiaris to acknowledge that dogs are actually the same species as wolves--meaning in this case that they are completely interfertile with wolves.
Who named Canis lupus and in what year?
The originator of the binomial system to name species in Latin was Linnaeus. He named many common species, naming wolves in 1758the originator of he binomial system, Linneaus, named wolves Canus lupus. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus
What do the levels of clasification indicate about the relationship between organisms?
So technically, if two organisms both are in the mamalia kingdom, they are both mammals and therefore related. And then you get down to genus and species, which is where two organisms are really alike (like Canus lupus and Canus domesticatus). Hope I helped. We're learning this in 7th grade bio. BvR
What genus is the coyote from?
canus canus canus canus
Which animal is depicted by the Constellation Lupus?
The constellation depicts a wolf, as lupus is the Latin word for wolf.
