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Well, they both are endangered and they both live in forests. I'm guessing family or country.
They are part of the same Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Caniformia, Family, and Genus (Canis). The gray wolf is canis lupus; the red wolf is canis rufus.
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∙ 6y agoMost scientists today classify the red wolf as a subspecies of the gray wolf. They are the same species.
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What is the difference between the Mexican gray wolf and the gray wolf?
there are two species of wolves. the red wolf and the gray wolf. the mexican gray wolf is a type of gray wolf. so they are actually the same but the mexican gray wolf just specifies the region its in whereas the gray wolf is more of an umbrella term. :)
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.
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.
What is the species of the gray wolf?
The gray wolf is a nonspecific subspecies of the wolf, Canis lupus, which has 39 named subspecies including the domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris.The Eurasian gray wolf is Canis lupus lupus.The gray wolf is Canis Lupus. The red wolf is Canis Rufus.
Is a red wolf larger than a gray wolf?
They are both the same kind of wolves, just two different names. The biggest wolves are the artic wolves (these are also gray and timber wolves, just with a different name). Artic wolves can weigh over 200 pounds.
What is the rarest wolf coat color?
On a gray wolf it is red, and pure white.
What is the scientific name of a common wolf?
The Gray wolf is Canis Lupus. The red wolf is Canis Rufus.
If the red wolf is Canis rufus what is the scientific name for a black wolf?
The red wolf is a species however there is no such species as a black wolf, therefore no scientific name. But as 'rufus' is latin for red, I guess the latin word for 'black' would be used in the 'Black Wolf' Species' scientific name.
What is wolves in Latin?
Canis Lupus (Gray Wolf) Canis Rufus (Red Wolf)
What are the popular kinds of wolves?
The Gray Wolf, Red Wofl, Ethadopein Wolf and the Cioytey if they count. From Wolf Girl :)
How are the gray wolf and the red wolf alike?
BOTH WOLVes. not much of a good anwer but i am the one who asked it!
What colors does a gray wolf have?
A Grey Wolf's coat is a gray in the summer. In winter, the Grey Wolf sheds his/hers summer coat (which is gray). Underneath, their coat is white. This makes a Grey wolf's coat white. Grey wolves can also be black, brown, or red.
