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This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005). [2]Currently, this canid is widely considered to be a subspecies of the red wolf Canis rufus [5] and that a variation in the red wolf's coloring led to the creation of the Florida black wolf. [6]
A black wolf is a melanistic colour variant of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Black specimens were recorded among red wolves ( Canis rufus ), though the colour phase in this species is not extinct yet. [ 3 ]
Florida black wolf but refer Synonyms: Miller, 1912 A jet-black subspecies that is described as having been extremely similar to the red wolf in both size and weight. [103] This subspecies became extinct in 1908. [104] Florida: Currently (2022) recognized as a subspecies of Canis rufus [2] as Canis rufus floridanus, but debated † C. l. fuscus
The Black wolf is a melanistic color variant of the grey wolf ... an extinct subspecies of the red wolf Canis rufus; Black Wolf, a fantasy novel by Dave Gross;
The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species has been contentious for nearly a century, being classified either as a subspecies of the gray wolf Canis lupus rufus, [9] [10] or a coywolf (a genetic admixture of wolf and coyote). Because of this, it is sometimes excluded from endangered species lists, despite its critically ...
The gray wolf (C. lupus), the Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis), eastern wolf (C. lycaon), and the African golden wolf (C. lupaster) are four of the many Canis species referred to as "wolves". [37] Species that are too small to attract the word "wolf" are called coyotes in the Americas and jackals elsewhere. [ 38 ]
Canis latrans: coyote: Canidae: Lowest Canis rufus: red wolf: Canidae: Extirpated Urocyon cinereoargenteus: gray fox: Canidae: Lowest Vulpes vulpes: red fox: Canidae: Lowest Ursus americanus: American black bear: Ursidae: Highest Range limited to northeast Alabama and Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. Designated as state land mammal. Procyon lotor ...
Newly proposed members include the red wolf (Canis rufus), and the eastern wolf (Canis lycaon), subject to a resolution of the dispute as to whether these constitute separate species in their own right or whether they are sub-species of the gray wolf. The members of Canis can potentially interbreed, [5] however, it is believed that Cuon ...