>>34903649In anime, there are two easy references to foxes being dogs.
>One PieceA devil fruit called the Dog Dog fruit has a fox variation. The Japanese is イヌイヌの実 モデル:九尾の狐 (Dog Dog Fruit: Fox Model).
>Inu x Boku Secret ServiceInu x Boku translates roughly as "Dog and I". The dog in question is a half-yokai descended from a nine-tailed fox.
I'll post some non-anime sources when I have more time to look. In the opposite direction, raccoon dogs are sometimes referred to using a word also used for badgers and weasels.
Monkey and ape both translate to 猿 (saru) in Japanese.
Many rodents, and a few non-rodents, use the 鼠 (nezumi) kanji in their names. You can view a list of them here:
http://jisho.org/search/*%E9%BC%A0*Of note: squirrels, shrews, hedgehogs (Cyndaquil), guinea pigs
