Rarest Species in the Dog Family — All 45 Answers Ranked by Rarity

45 answers are accepted for “Name a species in the dog family”. Canis adustus is the rarest species in the dog family in this ranking, with 298 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Megacyon merriami is the second-rarest with 484 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.62× the figure for Canis adustus. Wolf is the most common species in the dog family in this ranking, with 958,049 monthly Wikipedia views, 3,215× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 45 answers: 6,196,537. Canis adustus is under 0.1% of that total. 9 answers are Epic or Legendary: Canis adustus (Legendary), Megacyon merriami (Legendary), Canis mesomelas (Legendary), and 6 more.

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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

45 answers to “Name a species in the dog family”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Canis adustus on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	298
2	Megacyon merriami on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.977	484
3	Canis mesomelas on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.955	630
4	Nyctereutes donnezani on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.932	1,186
5	Canis falconeri on Wikipedia	Epic	0.909	1,268
6	Cozumel fox on Wikipedia	Epic	0.886	5,776
7	Sechuran fox on Wikipedia	Epic	0.864	9,020
8	Hoary fox on Wikipedia	Epic	0.841	13,497
9	Andean wolf on Wikipedia	Epic	0.818	15,682
10	Pale fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.795	19,227
11	Darwin's fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.773	22,837
12	South American gray fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.750	23,301
13	Blanford's fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.727	26,996
14	Cape fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.705	29,506
15	Pampas fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.682	32,768
16	Side-striped jackal on Wikipedia	Rare	0.659	36,862
17	Short-eared dog on Wikipedia	Rare	0.636	37,412
18	Bengal fox on Wikipedia	Rare	0.614	38,400
19	Rüppell's fox on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.591	41,723
20	Himalayan wolf on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.568	41,869
21	Canis familiaris on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.545	43,091
22	Swift fox on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.523	45,053
23	Crab-eating fox on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.500	49,415
24	Culpeo on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.477	55,578
25	Tibetan fox on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.455	55,620
26	Kit fox on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.432	64,388
27	Island fox on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.409	64,515
28	Corsac fox on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.386	69,401
29	African wolf on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.364	73,383
30	Ethiopian wolf on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.341	79,270
31	Bat-eared fox on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.318	80,957
32	Black-backed jackal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.295	80,982
33	Bush dog on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.273	124,883
34	Gray fox on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.250	159,053
35	Golden jackal on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.227	204,836
36	Common raccoon dog on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.205	233,084
37	Dhole on Wikipedia	Common	0.182	283,041
38	Fennec fox on Wikipedia	Common	0.159	297,501
39	Arctic fox on Wikipedia	Common	0.136	339,046
40	Maned wolf on Wikipedia	Common	0.114	357,044
41	African wild dog on Wikipedia	Common	0.091	362,790
42	Japanese raccoon dog on Wikipedia	Common	0.068	449,465
43	Red fox on Wikipedia	Common	0.045	537,401
44	Coyote on Wikipedia	Common	0.023	729,949
45	Wolf on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	958,049

FAQ

What is the rarest species in the dog family?

Canis adustus is the rarest species in the dog family in this ranking, with 298 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species in the dog family are there?

There are 45 species in the dog family in this ranking, from Canis adustus (rarest) to Wolf (most common).

What is the most common species in the dog family?

Wolf is the most common species in the dog family in this ranking, with 958,049 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.