Genus
Canis Linnaeus, 1758
Classification
| Organism group | Biota | 
| Kingdom | Animalia | 
| Phylum | Chordata | 
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | 
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | 
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | 
| Class | Mammalia | 
| Order | Carnivora | 
| Family | Canidae | 
| Genus | Canis | 
| Species | lupus | 
| Organism group | Biota | 
| Kingdom | Animalia | 
| Phylum | Chordata | 
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | 
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | 
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | 
| Class | Mammalia | 
| Order | Carnivora | 
| Family | Canidae | 
| Genus | Canis | 
| Species | lupus |