Dental Formulas of Various Animal Species

^a  Canine teeth usually appear only in male horses; the canine teeth are usually regressed or absent in mares.

^b Small premolars (wolf teeth) are often present, especially in the upper jaw but may be present in the mandible and may be unilateral or bilateral.

^c The canine tooth of domestic ruminants has commonly been counted as a fourth incisor.

^d The maxillary second premolar and maxillary and first molar can be absent in some cats.

Dc = Deciduous canine. Di = Deciduous incisor. Dp = Deciduous premolar. C = Canine. I = Incisor. M = Molar. P = premolar.