Cuon alpinus shine sunan kimiyya ga nau'in dabbobi masu shayarwa wanda aka fi sani da dhole ko kare daji na Asiya. Ita ce ɗan ƙasa mai kyan gani a sassa na Asiya, gami da Indiya, China, da kudu maso gabashin Asiya. Dogon dabbar dabba ce mai matukar jin dadin jama'a, tana zaune a cikin fakitin mutane 40, kuma an santa da irin salon muryarta da iya farauta. A wasu yankuna, ana ɗaukar dhole a matsayin nau'in da ke cikin haɗari saboda asarar wurin zama, farauta, da cututtuka.