Just those I’ve seen in the wild: 1. Red Fox (Germany, Belgium, UK, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Alaska, Maine) 2. Grey Fox (Texas and Connecticut) 3. Swift Fox (South Dakota) 4. Arctic Fox (Alaska) 5. Coyote (Texas, Alabama*, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Oregon, Alaska) 6. Grey Wolf (Alaska and British Columbia) 7. Raccoon Dog (Korea) 8. Golden Jackal (Kyrgyzstan). Seriously. *I remained convinced that the large Canid I saw crossing a road outside of Demopolis, Alabama at 0400 in the morning, in 1987, was substantially, if not fully, a Red Wolf.
I’ve seen Gray wolfs Mexican wolfs Red wolfs Maned wolfs Coyotes Dholes Black-backed jackals Bush dogs African painted dog Swift foxes Gray foxes Fenic foxes Bat-eared foxes Arctic foxes Red foxes Domestic dogs
Europe's Raccoon Dogs aren't Tanuki either. Coyotes get significantly more common in zoos the further west you go from what I've encountered. Still, there are way more wolves in zoos than any other native canid. ~Thylo
There's a few dotted around, mostly unnoticed - and I think the place near Frankfurt that took Gentleshaws' animal still have it.
Yeah but that's one animal that originated from a confiscation(?) But you're correct, there are Tanuki in Europe, but the vast, vast majority are descended from mainland Asian exports and these are the animals imported into the US. ~Thylo
Correct Suspect there will be a good few hybrids in Europe - as I understand the matter, the last import or two into the private trade here before the ban were all Takuki, so people wanting to quickly breed a bunch before the ban hit will have quite possibly not taken all that much care in which animals they paired up You are however correct that the import in question never went to the States.
So sad that before too long there will be no more Raccoon Dogs in western zoos Not unless the US randomly peaks in interest for them again which is doubtful. ~Thylo
My list: Gray wolf Black backed jackal Dhole African painted dog Japanese raccoon dog Bush dog Arctic fox Japanese red fox Fennec fox Unseen: Maned wolf
My canids: -Coyote (if you accept subspecies I've seen latrans, frustor, mearnsi, ochropus, texensis) -Red Wolf -Grey Wolf (lupus, baileyi, occidentalis, signatus) -Dingo (dingo, hallstromi) -Dhole (alpinus/lepturus/whatever they are) -African Wild Dog (pictus) -Black-Backed Jackal (mesomelas) -Bush Dog -Maned Wolf -Bat-Eared Fox (megalotis, virgatus) -Raccoon Dog (ussuriensis, viverrinus) -Fennec Fox -Arctic Fox -Kit Fox (macrotis, mutica) -Swift Fox -Corsac Fox (turkmenicus) -Red Fox (crucigera, fulvus) -Grey Fox (cinereoargenteus, californicus, scottii) -Island Fox (clementae) And that's the lot, excluding C. familiaris. ~Thylo
Most of the east coast ones seem to be at roadside places/nature centers, too, vs more mainstream zoos having them further west. The two I've seen were at Virginia Living Museum, and Fort Worth.
You're a good way ahead of me, then at 33 taxa rather than 22, and 19 species rather than 16: Golden Jackal (moreotica) Dingo (dingo, hallstromi) Grey Wolf (lupus, occidentalis, signatus) Black-backed Jackal (mesomelas) Maned Wolf Dhole (lepturus) African Hunting Dog (pictus) Raccoon Dog (ussuriensis) Bat-eared Fox (megalotis, virgatus) Bush Dog Cape Fox Corsac Fox (turkmenicus) Arctic Fox (lagopus) Swift Fox Red Fox (crucigera, fulvus, silacea) Fennec Fox
Chapultepec zoo in Mexico city has a breeding grupo of tanuki that were recieved from Nagoya zoo in Japan in exchange for volcano rabbits.
My Canids so far: Grey Wolf Dingo Dhole African Wild Dog Black-Backed Jackal Golden Jackal Bush Dog Maned Wolf Bat-Eared Fox Raccoon Dog Fennec Fox Arctic Fox Corsac Fox Red Fox Cape Fox
Black-backed Jackal (wild) Coyote (captive + wild) Gray Wolf (captive) Dingo/Singing Dog (captive; also not 100% clear on taxonomy but I'm under the impression they're similar enough to be together. Please correct me if I'm wrong!) Maned Wolf (captive) African Wild Dog (captive + wild) Bush Dog (captive) Arctic Fox (captive) Fennec Fox (captive) Red Fox (captive + wild) Swift Fox (captive) Gray Fox (captive) Saw what very much resembled a decaying roadkill Bat-Eared Fox, but we won't count that.
My side-striped jackal drought ended! In 2021 in Uganda I was able to see the species both wild and captive. Plus raccoon dog is now two species (which I've seen both). I've also added a handful of other species wild, which I also bolded. 1.) (Vulpes cana) Blanford’s fox 2.) (Vulpes chama) Cape fox 3.) (Vulpes corsac) corsac fox 4.) (Vulpes lagopus) arctic fox 5.) (Vulpes macrotis) kit fox (also wild) 6.) (Vulpes pallida) pale fox 7.) (Vulpes rueppellii) Rueppell’s fox 8.) (Vulpes velox) swift fox 9.) (Vulpes vulpes) red fox (also wild) 10.) (Vulpes zerda) fennec fox 11.) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) gray fox (also wild) 12.) (Urocyon littoralis) island fox 13.) (Cerdocyon thous) Crab-eating Fox (also wild) 14.) (Lycalopex culpaeus) Colpeo Fox (also wild) 15.) (Lycalopex griseus) Argentine grey fox (also wild) 16.) (Lycalopex gymnocercus) pampas fox 17.) (Lycalopex sechurae) Sechura Fox 18.) (Lycalopex vetulus) hoary fox 19.) (Canis adustus) Side-striped Jackal (also wild) 20.) (Canis anthus) African wolf (also wild) 21.) (Canis aureus) golden jackal (also wild) 22.) (Canis latrans) coyote (also wild) 23.) (Canis lupus) gray wolf- including Dingo & Domestic Dog (also wild) 24.) (Canis mesomelas) black-backed jackal (also wild) 25.) Canis simensis) Ethiopian wolf (wild only) 26.) (Canis rufus) red wolf 27.) (Chrysocyon brachyurus) maned wolf (also wild) 28.) (Cuon alpinus) dhole 29.) (Lycaon pictus) African wild dog 30.) (Nyctereutes procyonoides) raccoon dog 31.) (Nyctereutes viverrinus) Japanese raccoon dog 32.) (Otocyon megalotis) bat-eared fox (also wild) 33.) (Speothos venaticus) bush dog
Might as well add a list of canids I've seen. Coyote (wild and captive) Gray fox (wild and captive) Arctic fox Fennec fox Bat-eared fox Red fox Gray wolf Red wolf Raccoon dog Bush dog African wild dog Dhole New Guinea singing dog Hopefully the list grows soon.
