Canis latrans Say, 1823

Coyote

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Mammal

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genus: Canis

Species: Canis latrans

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Recent

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Canis latrans

Canis latrans — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-12-01

Canis latrans — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-12-01

Canis latrans — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-01-01

Canis latrans — In a suburban backyard
Essex County, MA
Date: 2017-07-15

Canis latrans — Defecating near a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2015-10-07

Canis latrans — Track
Essex County, MA
Date: 2013-01-19

Canis latrans — Scat
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-01-06

Canis latrans — Scat
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-01