Dachshund ( Canis lupus familiaris )

Pronunciation key ( däks′hoond′ ) ( daks′hund ) ( dash′hund′ ) ( däkhs′hoont′ )

dachs•hund

n.

[G. dachs, badger + hund, dog].

Small dog of German breed with a long body, short legs and floppy, droopy ears. It stands 8-10" while on all four legs.

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animals
Phylum	Chordata – chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrates
Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammals
Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
Order	Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 – carnivores
Suborder	Caniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores
Family	Canidae Fischer, 1817 – coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, wolves
Genus	Canis Linnaeus, 1758 – dogs, foxes, jackals
Species	Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 – Wolf, gray wolf
Subspecies	Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 – domestic dog

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Canis lupus familiaris, (Linnaeus, 1758) Taxonomic Serial No.: 726821

Breeds, Dachshund

akc.org, Dachshund

Dachshund Dog: the Three Variants