The coyote is a species of canine also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, and brush wolf. It is native to North America, and it is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly
Red wolf
…The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (Canis latrans) and gray wolf (Canis lupus). The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species has been contentious for nearly a…
2009 Coyote Yosemite
A closeup of a mountain coyote's (C. l. lestes) head
A Toltec pictograph of a coyote
Melanistic coyotes owe their color to a mutation that first arose in domestic dogs.