Taxonomy:

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Mammalia

• Order: Carnivora

• Family: Canidae

• Genus: Cuon

• Species: Alpinus

Cuon means "dog" in Greek.

Alpinus means "mountain" in Latin.

Related Species: Cuon Primoevus, Cuon Sumatrensis, Cuon Dukhunensis, Cuon Rutilans, and Cuon Javanicus