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The wolf (Canis lupus; [b] pl.: wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo , though grey wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.
In 2021, a mitochondrial DNA analysis of North American wolf-like canines indicates that the extinct Late Pleistocene Beringian wolf was the ancestor of the southern wolf clade, which includes the Mexican wolf and the Great Plains wolf. The Mexican wolf is the most ancestral of the gray wolves that live in North America today. [17]
The eastern wolf (Canis lycaon [5] or Canis lupus lycaon [6] [7]), also known as the timber wolf, [8] Algonquin wolf and eastern timber wolf, [9] is a canine of debated taxonomy native to the Great Lakes region and southeastern Canada.
It was named in 1912 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., who noted that it closely approaches the Great Plains wolf in skull and tooth morphology, though possessing a narrower rostrum and palate. [4] It is a large, white-colored wolf closely resembling C. l. pambasileus, though lighter in color. [5]
The Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus [3] [4] or Canis lupus lupus [5]), also known as the Apennine wolf, [6] [7] is a subspecies of the grey wolf native to the Italian Peninsula. It inhabits the Apennine Mountains and the Western Alps , though it is undergoing expansion towards the north and east.
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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. But, for ...
Custer Wolf; Dogor, preserved specimen; Hexham wolf; Lobo the King of Currumpaw; Old Gray Guy - Isle Royale immigrant who genetically rescued the inbred population of wolves of the Island; OR-7 (also known as "Journey") [male] O-Six (also known as "The 06 Female" or 832F [her research ID]) Romeo; Slavc; Three Toes of Harding County; Tiger of ...