Why is lupus named for wolf?

Who named the wolf canis lupus?

Carolus Linnaeus named wolf canis lupus in 1758.

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.

What are the subspecies of the red wolf Canis rufus?

The red wolf is no longer considered its own species. It is now scientifically named Canis lupus rufus, which means that it is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and thus does not have its own subspecies.

Why is lupus called lupus?

Lupus means wolf. Some say that the characteristic lupus facial rash (also called a malar or butterfly rash) looks like a person has been bit in the face by a wolf. Others say that that same rash resembles the pattern of color on a wolf's face. I have read both explanations.

How many wolves live in North America?

There are now believed to only be five. Before 1995 there was widely believed to be about 24. Those five subspecies are the following:1) Mackenzie Valley/Rocky Mountain/Alaskan Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)2) Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)3) Mexican Gray (Canis lupus baileyi)4) Great Plains/Buffalo Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus)5) Common Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus)Another Answer:Actually there is still considered to be around 24 subspecies of gray wolves in North America as of 2005, not 1995, with an addition of two more subspecies added to the list. These, including the 24 aforementioned, would be 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)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)Yukon Wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus)Alaskan Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum)Southern Rocky Mountains Wolf (Canis lupus youngi)fArctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)Mackenzie Valley Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus)

Which animal is depicted by the Constellation Lupus?

The constellation depicts a wolf, as lupus is the Latin word for wolf.

What language is lupus from?

lupus is latin for wolf :)

Latin word for wolf?

Lupus is the latin word for wolf.

What does a lupus mean by the gray wolf?

Lupus means wolf. Gray is an additional adjective.

What was the lupus constellation supposed to represent?

A wolf. (The word "lupus" means wolf, in Latin.)

What is a common name for Canis lupus?

Canis Lupus is the scientific name for the gray wolf.

What is the Latin name of a gray wolf and German shepherd?

Canis LupusThis is canis lupus. Domestic dogs are a subspecies, canis lupus familiaris.Canis lupus