Sardinian dhole

The Sardinian dhole (Cynotherium Sardous), also known as the Sardinian fox, was an insular canine that was endemic to the Mediterranean islands of the Italian island of Sardinia and the French island of Corsica. Its range was because both Sardinia and Corsica were joined for much for the Pleistocene. It became extinct as a result of human settlement. The Sardinian dhole was a dwarf species of canine, along with Japanese wolves, Channel islands foxes, and Cozumel foxes. The Sardinian dhole's scientific name or Latin name means "Dog-beast of Sardinia." It was declared extinct in 9400 BC or possibly 1857. It mainly preyed on Mediterranean boar, Sardinian pikas, and the extinct giant shrews. The Sardinian fox also includes a subspecies of the red fox (Vulpes Vulpes). It was a relative of the endangered African wild dog and the extinct African hunting dog. It competed for food with the Sardinian lynx, a feline living with the dhole, and went extinct in 1967. The Sardinian lynx was a subspecies of the European lynx native to the island of Sardinia and is one of the 10 subspecies along with the Northern, Carpathian, Altai, Baikal, Caucasian, Amur, Siberian, Balkan, and Turkestan. These dwarf canines were also distinct from the extinct genus of canines called Xenocyon.