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The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as the lobo mexicano (or, simply, lobo) [a] is a subspecies of gray wolf (C. lupus) native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico.
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.
Canis lupus mogollonensis: Arizona: Last recorded in 1935. [26] Considered a synonym of the Great Plains wolf (C. l. nubilus) or the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi) by different authors. [25] Texas gray wolf: Canis lupus monstrabilis: Texas: Last recorded in 1942. [26] Considered a synonym of the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi) by some authors. [25]
Wolf distribution is the species distribution of the wolf (Canis lupus). Originally, wolves occurred in Eurasia above the 12th parallel north and in North America above the 15th parallel north. However, deliberate human persecution has reduced the species' range to about one-third, because of livestock predation and fear of wolf attacks on humans.
Canis lupus baileyi (Mexican wolf) Canis lupus crassodon (Vancouver Island wolf) Canis lupus manningi (Baffin Island wolf) Canis lupus orion (Greenland wolf) Canis rufus (red wolf) Corynorhinus townsendii ingens (Ozark big-eared bat) Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus (Virginia big-eared bat) Cryptotis endersi (Enders's small-eared shrew)
This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005). [3]Because of its overlapping range with the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi), along with the Texas wolf (C. l. monstrabilis), it was proposed by biologists Bogan and Mehlhop for the Mogollon mountain wolf and the Texas wolf to be considered subspecies as the Mexican wolf.
A resting Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), kept captive for breeding purposes at the Minnesota Zoo. This is the rarest, most genetically distinct subspecies of the Gray Wolf in North America, making them critically endangered, with less than 15 individuals estimated alive in the wild. Photo credit: April M. King Archive - More featured ...
Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) became locally extinct within Mexico. Captive breeding program was launched within the US, and reintroductions have been made among the US and Mexico. Janos Reserve was one of those sites for reintroductions in 2009. [3]