The gray wolf, grey wolf, or common wolf (Canis lupus) is the largest extant member of the dog family of mammals, the Canidae. Though once abundant over much of Eurasia, North Africa and North America, the gray wolf inhabits a reduced portion of its former range due to widespread destruction of its habitat, human encroachment, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation. Although the species still faces some threats, it...
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Scientific name:
- Canis lupus
Rank:
Lower classifications:
- Dog ,
- Eastern Canadian Wolf ,
- Eurasian Wolf ,
- Tundra Wolf ,
- Arabian Wolf ,
- Arctic Wolf ,
- Mexican Wolf ,
- Newfoundland Wolf ,
- Vancouver Island Wolf ,
- Japanese Wolf
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