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Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
- wolf
(mammal)
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Canis (Genus) - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
..Canis adustus (Species) - side-striped jackal
..†Canis arnensis (Species)
..Canis aureus (Species) - golden jackal
..†Canis davisi (Species)
..†Canis dirus (Species) - dire wolf
..Canis latrans (Species) - coyote
..Canis mesomelas (Species) - black-backed jackal
..Canis simensis (Species) - Ethiopian wolf
..†Canis vitastensis (Species)
..†Theriodictis (Subgenus)
..Canis lupus (Species) - wolf
....Canis lupus albus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus alces (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus arabs (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus arctos (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus baileyi (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus beothucus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus bernardi (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus campestris (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus chanco (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus columbianus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus crassodon (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus dingo (Subspecies) - domestic dog
....Canis lupus familiaris (Subspecies) - domestic dog
....Canis lupus filchnevi (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus floridanus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus fuscus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus gregoryi (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus griseoalbus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus hattai (Subspecies)
....‡Canis lupus hodophilax (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus hudsonicus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus irremotus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus labradorius (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus ligoni (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus lupus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus lycaon (Subspecies) - eastern Canadian wolf
....Canis lupus mackenzii (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus manningi (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus mogollonensis (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus monstrabilis (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus nubilus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus occidentalis (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus orion (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus pallipes (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus pambasileus (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus rufus (Subspecies) - red wolf
....Canis lupus tundrarum (Subspecies)
....Canis lupus youngi (Subspecies)
Basic information
Distribution
:
Palearctic/western Europe
Period
:
Pleistocene - Present [2.58 Ma - present]
Status
:
extant
Ecology/Habitat
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Eastern Deccan Plateau Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Muskwa / Slave Lake Boreal Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025