Lycaon Brookes 1827 (canine)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41219
Parent taxon: Canidae according to T. Medin et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Alopex, Amphicyon angustidens, Atelocynus, Borophaginae, Caninae, Chailicyon, Cubacyon, Cynodictis, Cynotherium, Dusicyon, Dysodus, Gobicyon, Hesperocyoninae, Neovulpavus, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, Otocyoninae, Plesiocyon, Protemnocyon, Protocyon, Prototocyon, Speothos, Synagodus, Vulpes
Subtaxa: Lycaon pictus
Ecology: scansorial carnivore