Description ³

Domestic dogs come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes. They have been selectively bred for thousands of years for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. All domestic dogs, from miniature chihuahuas to German sheperds to St. Bernard's have the same traits, they are just different sizes and shapes.</p

Habitat ⁴

Canis lupus familiaris are found in association with humans worldwide and in a wide variety of habitats.

Conservation status ⁵

Domestic dogs are not threatened, though some agencies try to protect rare breeds from disappearing.

Sources and Credits

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2. (c) Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/tanya_dewey/zoeyzephyr/medium.jpg
3. Adapted by okaloosascience from a work by (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/25063813
4. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/25063812
5. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31383039

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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