{"id":18320,"date":"2013-01-11T10:24:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T15:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=18320"},"modified":"2025-06-13T13:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:57:58","slug":"top-ten-biggest-wild-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/top-10\/top-ten-biggest-wild-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten BIGGEST Wild Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve already counted down the top ten biggest cats, so what’s next? Biggest dogs, of course! After combing through millions of records (ok maybe not that many), we came up with a list of the top ten biggest wild dogs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We know that sometimes weight can be a little hard to understand so in addition to kilograms and pounds, we\u2019ve also gotten help from something pretty heavy: a 16 pound bowling ball! That way, the next time you are out at a bowling alley, you\u2019ll know that a coyote weighs the same as about 3 bowling balls!<\/p>\n

10. Side-Striped Jackal (Canis adustus)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credit: David Schenfeld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 12kg, 26 pounds, or 1.6 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> East, West and Central Africa<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Canis_adustus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credit: Kamia the Wolf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 14kg, 31 pounds, or 1.9 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> From the Arctic Circle to Central America, Central Asia and Northern Africa.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Vulpes_vulpes\/<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credit: Breen’s Photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 14kg, 31 pounds, or 1.9 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> South America from Ecuador to Chile and Argentina<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Lycalopex_culpaeus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credit: James Hopkirk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 19kg, 42 pounds, or 2.6 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> Endemic to Ethiopian mountains<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Canis_simensis\/<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credit: Listeners Vision<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 21kg, 46 pounds, or 2.9 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> Central and Eastern Asia, south to India, Burma and Malayan Archipelago<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Cuon_alpinus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Coyote (Canis latrans)<\/em><\/h2>\n

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How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 21kg, 46 pounds, or 2.9 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> Almost all of Canada, USA, and Mexico, and as far south as Panama.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Canis_latrans\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credits: Mrccos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 23kg, 51 pounds, or 3.2 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> Found from Parnaiba River to Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Peru, and Paraguay.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Chrysocyon_brachyurus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

3. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)<\/em><\/h2>\n

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How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 36kg, 79 pounds, or 4.9 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, parts of Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and the Transvaal<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Lycaon_pictus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Flickr Credit: Ucumari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 40kg, 88 pounds, or 5.5 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> A small population in North Carolina<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Canis_rufus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Photo Credit: Chris Muiden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 80kg, 176 pounds, or 11 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> A few areas around North America and Eurasia<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Canis_lupus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

BONUS \u2013 Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)<\/em><\/h2>\n

Although technically a subspecies of the grey wolf, we thought it would be fun to include this dog as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Flickr Credit: HeatherW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big are we:<\/strong> Up to 19.4kg, 43 pounds, or 2.7 bowling balls<\/p>\n

Where we live:<\/strong> Australia and in scattered groups across Southeast Asia<\/p>\n

http:\/\/animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu\/accounts\/Canis_lupus_dingo\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you think animals are amazing, the<\/span> Earth Rangers Podcast<\/a> is for you!<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Join Earth Ranger Emma as she travels the world on a quest to solve some of nature\u2019s greatest mysteries! With top ten countdowns, animal guessing games and epic animal showdowns, this is a journey you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From wolves to foxes, jackals to coyotes, we are counting down the world’s largest wild dogs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[315,205,131,509,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-18320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-10","8":"category-all","9":"tag-dogs","10":"tag-fox","11":"tag-mammal","12":"tag-wild-dogs","13":"tag-wolf"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609113,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18320\/revisions\/609113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}