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    Are domestic dogs, coyotes, wolves, etc. the same species, that means, can they mate and have FERTILE offspring?

    Question #35163. Asked by student. (Jun 07 03 6:16 PM)


    ShadowKat

    		Dogs are a subspecies of wolves. Wolves are Canis Lupus and dogs are Canis Lupus {Familiaris;} they can mate and have fertile offspring.
    Coyotes are a different {species;} they are Canis Latrans. However, according to this site: http://www.ualberta.ca/~jzgurski/coyote.html they can interbreed with wolves and dogs (and jackals) and have fertile offspring.

    Jun 08 03, 3:41 PM

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