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There are estimated to be around 30 species of wolves (four of which are extinct), some most commonly known include:
- Gray/Timber wolf
- Maned wolf
- Ethiopian wolf
- Red wolf
- Tasmanian wolf
- Abyssinian wolf
- Arabian wolf
- Dingo
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Answer 2:There are four true wolf species in the world, and they are as follows:- Gray wolf - Canis lupus.
- Eastern wolf - Canis lycaon.
- Himalayan wolf -Canis himalayensis.
- Indian wolf -Canis indica.
Other "wolves" such as the maned wolf or Tasmanian wolf for example, are not real wolves at all. In order to be considered a wolf, the animal MUST be in the genus "CANIS" such as the four above are.
This is why the maned wolf is not a wolf. Their names are "Chrysocyon brachyurus." And the now extinct Tasmanian wolf (also known as the Tasmanian tiger) is "Thylacinus cynocephalus."
Of course there are many different subspecies inside of a species. The gray wolf has 15 different subspecies (mexican, arctic, dog, red, alaskan, etc.) for example.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere is actually much debate as to how many wolf species there really are. There are numerous biologists who believe that there are much more than 15 subspecies of Gray Wolf that exist in the world. There are those who believe that there are 24 subspecies, and others say there are as many as 39. These possible subspecies include the following:
- Kenai Peninsula Wolf (Canis lupus alces)
- Newfoundland Wolf (Canis lupus beothucus)
- Bernard's Wolf (Canis lupus bernardi)
- British Columbia Wolf (Canis lupus columbianus)
- Vancouver Island Wolf (Canis lupus crassodon)
- Florida Black Wolf (Canis lupus floridanus)
- Cascade Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus fuscus)
- Gregory's Wolf (Canis lupus gregoryi)
- Manitoba Wolf (Canis lupus griseoalbus)
- Hokkaido Wolf (Canis lupus lattai)
- Honshu Wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax)
- Hudson Bay Wolf (Canus lupus hudsonicus)
- Northern Rocky Mountains Wolf (Canis lupus irremotus)
- Labrador Wolf (Canis lupus labradorius)
- Alexander Archipelago Wolf (Canis lupus ligoni)
- Eastern Wolf (Canis lupus lycaon)
- Mackenzie River Wolf (Canis lupus mackenzii)
- Baffin Island Wolf (Canis lupus manningi)
- Mogollon Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus mogollonensis)
- Texas Wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis)
- Greenland Wolf (Canis lupus orion)
- Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
- Yukon Wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus)
- Alaskan Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum)
- Southern Rocky Mountains Wolf (Canis lupus youngi)
- Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
- Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus albus)
- Arabian Wolf (Canis lupus arabs)
- Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
- Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
- Steppe Wolf (Canis lupus campestris)
- Tibetan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco)
- Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)
- Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
- Mackenzie Valley Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)
- Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus)
A couple of disputed subspecies, namely the Italian Wolf (Canis lupus italicus) and Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus signatus), are thought of by biologists to be of a separate species apart from the other Eurasian and North American wolves due to morphological differences and recently supported genetic analyses that showed them to be of their own distinct group.
Other research also suggests that the Indian wolf may be a distinct species from their conspecifics; similar results for the Himalayan wolf have been obtained, which were traditionally placed under the Tibetan Wolf subspecies.
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∙ 6y agoThere is a single species of gray wolf but a number of subspecies. Click on this link for a list of subspecies.
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∙ 6y agoThere is but a single species of wolf - Canis lupus. However, there are nearly 40 subspecies. For a complete list of these, click on this link. There are also a few other species called wolves, such as the Ethiopian wolf and maned wolf. However, these are not true wolves and are wolves in name only.
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What species are gray wolves?
Gray wolves are the species Canis lupus.
What are species of wolves?
Some species of wolves are the gray wolves, red wolves, antic wolves and the coyote-wolf hybrid.
What colors are most wolves said to be?
Gray wolves, the species of wolves we have in the U.S., are a shade of gray, white, or black.
Are Gray Wolves a species of Wolf or just referred to as a reference to there fur?
gray wolves are an actual species of wolf, and they're colors can range from light gray to jet black.
Why is a gray wolf called a timber wolf?
There are only three species of wolves: gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, and red wolf. Timber wolves are only a subspecies of gray wolves.
Is a wolf gray?
Some wolves are gray, particularly the gray wolves of North America. However, even among the species gray wolves, you will find some individuals that are black, brown, tan or a mixture of colors. Other species of wolves can be a variety of colors ranging from pure black to red to brown to pure white.
What species of wolves are in the US?
The gray wolf (Canis lupus)
Are Arctic wolves on the endangered species list?
No. Arctic wolves are not an endangered species. A subspecies of the gray wolf, which is listed as least concern.
Are gray wolves rare?
Gray wolves are enlisted endangered by Endangered Species Act (ESA) throughout USA with exception of some states.
Do wolves live in western America?
yes. Gray wolves and Mexican red wolves both can life in the western America, though Mexican red wolves are also believed to be a sub species of the Gray wolf, caused by a cross breeding of Gray wolves and Coyotes.
Can red wolves and gray wolves breed successfully?
Yes, of course. They are the same species. Yes, they can hybridize. But, they are not the same species, the gray wolf is Canis Lupus, and the red wolf is Canis Rufus.
When was the gray wolf endangered?
Wolves have been endangered for many centuries. Because wolves are at the top of the Food Chain they compete with humans for the same prey (deer, elk, rabbits, etc.) Humans have also developed many myths about wolves over the centuries, most of which are false. Consequently, in the US, Gray wolf populations were drastically reduced after the first part of the twentieth century. In 1973, the US Congress passed the Endangered Species Act and the Red and Gray wolves were immediately listed as endangered species. Ther have been some attempts to re-introduce Gray wolves to national parks in the US, but they remain endangered to this day. Although some subspecies are endangered, the gray wolf as a species is not an endangered species.
