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What is the species of the gray wolf?

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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.

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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.

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What species are gray wolves?

Gray wolves are the species Canis lupus.


Is a gray wolf endangered or threatened?

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Why is a gray wolf called a timber wolf?

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Are Gray Wolves a species of Wolf or just referred to as a reference to there fur?

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When and why was the gray wolf first classified as endangered?

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