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They are described as a large, light-colored wolf but with black and white varying between individual wolves, with some all white or all black. The average body length ranges from 1.4 m (4.6 ft) to 1.96 m (6.4 ft) [ 18 ] [ 19 ] with a weight of the male averaging 100 lb (45 kg) and the heaviest recorded at 150 lb (68 kg).
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
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
International Wolf Center, there are two “widely recognized species of wolves in the world, the red and the gray.” Pictured is the American grey wolf (Canis lupus lycaon). ©Jearu/Shutterstock.com
One wolf was purported to weigh 212 pounds (96 kg), however large Alaskan wolves are known to hold up to 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of moose meat in their stomachs. [11] The most common color for this subspecies is tawny grey or tan, but can also range from white to black. The lifespan ranges from 4 to 10 years, the oldest being 12 years. [5]
The VWP has mapped the home ranges of the wolf packs in its study area. The map provides a visual lesson to a key wolf fact: packs live in home ranges and don't often overlap.
The first documented all-black eastern wolf was found to have been an eastern wolf–gray wolf hybrid. [49] Like the red wolf, the eastern wolf is intermediate in size between the coyote and gray wolf, with females weighing 23.9 kilograms (53 lb) on average and males 30.3 kilograms (67 lb).
Variegated wolf or Nubian wolf C. l. soudanicus. Thomas: 1903 A small subspecies standing 38 cm (15 in) at the shoulder, and measuring 102 cm (40 in) in length. The fur is generally pale stone-buff, with blotches of black. [52] Sudan and Somalia: doederleini (Hilzheimer, 1906) nubianus (Cabrera, 1921) thooides (Hilzheimer, 1906) variegatus ...