European dhole

The European dhole (Cuon alpinus europaeus) was a paleosubspecies of the dhole, which ranged throughout much of Western and Central Europe during the Middle and Late Pleistocene. Like the modern Asiatic populations, it was a more progressive form than other prehistoric members of the genus Cuon, having transformed its lower molar tooth into a single cusped slicer. It was virtually indistinguishable from its modern counterpart, save for its greater size, which closely approached that of the gray wolf.[1]

European dhole
Skeletal remains dating back to upper Würm period from Cova del Parpalló, Gandía, Valencia, Spain
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Cuon
Species:	C. alpinus
Subspecies:	C. a. †europaeus
Trinomial name
Cuon alpinus †europaeus Bourguignat, 1868

It became extinct in much of Europe during the late Würm period,[1] though it may have survived in the Iberian Peninsula until the early Holocene.[2] One factor contributing to its extinction may have been interspecific competition with grey wolves and other wolf-like canids.[3]