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The taxonomic classification of Canis lupus in Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition, 2005) listed 27 subspecies of North American wolf, [7] corresponding to the 24 Canis lupus subspecies and the three Canis rufus subspecies of Hall (1981). [1] The table below shows the extant subspecies, with the extinct ones listed in the following section.
The steppe wolf (Canis lupus campestris), also known as the Caspian Sea wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the Caspian steppes, the steppe regions of the Caucasus, the lower Volga region, southern Kazakhstan north to the middle of the Emba, and the steppe regions of the lower European part of the former Soviet Union.
Pages in category "Subspecies of Canis lupus" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Northern Rocky Mountain wolf; Northwestern wolf; Canis ...
The status of the reed wolf is uncertain, as there are few records and no uncontroversial remains. It could have been: - a small-sized wolf, i.e. a part of the species Canis lupus (usually classified either as the separate subspecies Canis lupus minor Mojsisovics, 1897 [non Ogerien, 1863], or as part of the subspecies Canis lupus campestris), or
The Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), also known as the common wolf, [3] is a subspecies of grey wolf native to Europe and Asia. It was once widespread throughout Eurasia prior to the Middle Ages . Aside from an extensive paleontological record, Indo-European languages typically have several words for "wolf", thus attesting to the animal's ...
An alpha male gray wolf (Canis lupus) confronts another wolf in Montana. / Credit: Dennis Fast / VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Since 1973, the gray wolf has been on and off the ...
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 ...
Two wolf subspecies that live in the northern Rocky Mountains: Canis lupus irremotus (left) and Canis lupus occidentalis (right) The northern Rocky Mountain wolf preys primarily on the bison, elk, the Rocky Mountain mule deer, and the beaver, though it is an opportunistic animal and will prey upon other species if the chance arises.