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Canis familiaris
FERAL DOG
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		FERAL DOG
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Carnivora, Suborder Caniformia, Family Canidae, Genus Canis, Species Canis familiaris


Seasonality Tags:
Vagrant


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNA
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
American Memorial Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Everglades National Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	National Mall and Memorial Parks
National Park of American Samoa	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Petroglyph National Monument
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park	War in the Pacific National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	10/20/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 4:35:40 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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