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Dogs · Ranked by top speed

Fastest Canids, Wild and Domestic (2026)

Wild canids and the fastest racing breed, ranked together. The greyhound figure is a timed record over a whole run; the wild species come from field estimates, and the qualifier on each row says so.

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3 canids, ties share a rank.

  1. 1
    African wild dog

    Lycaon pictus

    70km/h43.5mph19.4m/s37.8kn1.9× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  2. 2
    Greyhound

    Breed record · Star Title

    67.32km/h41.8mph18.7m/s36.3kn1.8× Bolt
    OfficialGuinness World Records (opens source in a new tab)
  3. 3
    Wolf

    Canis lupus

    64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn1.7× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)

Top speed · sourced

Dogs, wild and domestic

  • Dogs · Top speed

    Sourced

    Fastest sighthounds

    Built for the chase. So far only the greyhound has a figure we could source.

    1. 1Greyhound67.32km/h41.8mph18.7m/s36.3kn

    1 breed

  • Mammals · Top speed

    Sourced

    Fastest predators

    Hunters only: the cheetah, wild dogs, wolves and lions.

    1. 1Cheetah104km/h64.9mph29m/s56.4kn
    2. 2African wild dog70km/h43.5mph19.4m/s37.8kn
    3. 3Wolf64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn

    4 predators

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