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The Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus ... their length exceeds the distance between the auditory opening and the eye. ... while shoulder height is 50–70 cm. Males ...
A wolf skeleton housed in the Wolf Museum, Abruzzo National Park, Italy. Adult wolves measure 105–160 cm (41–63 in) in length and 80–85 cm (31–33 in) at shoulder height. [37] The tail measures 29–50 cm (11–20 in) in length, the ears 90–110 mm (3.5–4.3 in) in height, and the hind feet are 220–250 mm (8.7–9.8 in). [43]
The Northwestern wolf is also one of the longest wolf subspecies, as its length usually ranges from 5 to 6 ft (152-183 cm) and can reach as long as 7 ft (213 cm). [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In comparison, the mean adult weights of its nearest rivals in size, the Eurasian wolf ( C. l. lupus ) and the Interior Alaskan wolf ( C. l. pambasileus ), was reported ...
Males measure 71–85 cm (28–33 in) in body length and females 69–73 cm (27–29 in). Males weigh 6–14 kg (13–31 lb) and females weigh 7–11 kg (15–24 lb). The shoulder height is 45–50 cm (18–20 in) for both. [62] In comparison, the smallest wolf is the Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs), which weighs on average 20 kg (44 lb).
The Italian wolf typically weighs 25–35 kg (55–77 lb), though some big males have been weighed at 40–45 kg (88–99 lb). It measures 110–148 cm (43–58 in) in body length and 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in shoulder height. [35] The pelt is generally of a grey-fulvous colour, which reddens in summer.
Wolf at Al Ain Zoo, the UAE. The Arabian wolf is one of the smallest subspecies of wolf. It stands on average 25–26 inches (64–66 cm) at shoulder height [13] and the adult weighs an average of 45 pounds (20.41 kg). [14] The cranial length of the adult Arabian wolf measures on average 200.8 mm (0.659 ft), which is smaller than most wolves. [15]
Skull of a Senegalese golden wolf from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It is at least an inch (2.54 centimeters) higher at the shoulder, and several inches longer than the Egyptian wolf; [3] adult Senegalese golden wolves are about 15 inches (38.1 cm) high on the midsection and 14 inches (35.56 cm) in length from tail to occiput.
The dark band present on the forelimbs of the mainland Italian wolf are absent or poorly defined in the Sicilian wolf. Measurements taken from mounted museum specimens show that adults had a mean head to body length of 105.4 cm and a shoulder height of 54.6 cm, thus making them slightly smaller than the mainland Italian wolf , which measures ...