Canis lepophagus

Canis lepophagus; Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Canis
Species:	†C. lepophagus
Binomial name
	†Canis lepophagus; Johnston (1938)
	Range of Canis lepophagus based on fossil distribution

Canis lepophagus (Latin: canis: 'dog'; lepus: 'hare' or 'rabbit'; suffix -phagus: '-eating'; hence hare-eating dog) is an extinct species of canid which was endemic to much of North America during the Early Pliocene.^[2] It is notable because its lineage is proposed to have led to both wolves and coyotes.

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