Artist Creator:M. Jackson
Description Canis dingo Date 1863
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica Source/Photographer The Illustrated London News, 3-10-1863, p. 352
Old Latin name Canis dingo New Latin name Canis lupus dingo Common name Nederlands: Dingo Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canis_dingo_-_1863_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ22200409.tif
The dingo (Canis dingo syn. Canis lupus dingo) is a wild canine found in Australia. Its exact ancestry is unknown, but dingoes are classified as their own unique canine species. The dingo is the largest terrestrial predator in Australia, and plays an important role as an apex predator.