Subspecies of Canis lupus
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There are 38 subspecies of Canis lupus listed in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World. These subspecies were named over the past 250 years, and since their naming, a number of them have
Skulls of various wolf subspecies from North America
Skull of a European wolf
Skull of a Canadian wolf
Giuseppe Altobello's 1925 comparative illustration of the skulls and dentition of C. l. lupus (a) and C. l. italicus (b). The distinct status of the latter is currently unrecognized by MSW3.
Northwestern wolf
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The northwestern wolf, also known as the Mackenzie Valley wolf, Alaskan timber wolf, or Canadian timber wolf, is a subspecies of gray wolf in western North America. Arguably the largest gray wolf subs
Subspecies of Canis lupus
…labradorius, manningi, mogollonensis, monstrabilis and youngi, in which case the subspecies is extant in Canada (see infobox map). C. l. occidentalis Northwestern wolf Richardson, 1829 A very large, usually light-colored subspecies, and the biggest subspecies. Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia…
Wolf in the road near Artist Paint Pots
Dusicyon australis