Scientific classification of the wolf:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Binomial name: Canis lupus
The words are in Latin. It is the biological classification of the genus and species for the wolf.
Scientific classification of the wolf:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraSuborder: CaniformiaFamily: CanidaeGenus: CanisSpecies: C. lupusBinomial name: Canis lupus
The grey wolf is classifed as 'canis lupus' and the domestic dog is 'canis lupus familiaris' ie a sub species of the grey wolf.
The wolf was previously classified as Canis lupus, but has now been reclassified as Canis lupus lupus to differentiate it from other wolf subspecies.
The northern Rocky Mountain wolf (Canis lupus irremotus) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the northern Rocky Mountains and the high adjoining plains. It belongs to the class mammalia.
Domestic dog: Canis familiaris The Timber Wolf: Canis lupus
Scientific classification of the red wolf:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: CanidaeSubfamily: CaninaeTribe: CaniniGenus: CanisSpecies: C. lupusSubspecies: Canis lupus rufus
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Canis simensis.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Canis lupus.
"Canus lupus arctos" is not a correct scientific classification term. "Canis lupus arctos" refers to the subspecies of gray wolf known as the Arctic wolf.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Canis rufus.AnswerThe scientific classification of the Red Wolf is as follows:Domain EukaryaKingdom AnimaliaSubkingdom EumetazoaBilateriaSuperphylum DeuterostomiaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataInfraphylum GnathostomataClass MammaliaSubclass TheriaInfraclass EutheriaSuperorder LaurasiatheriaOrder CarnivoraFamily CanidaeGenus and species: Canis rufus
The classification of the red wolf is currently unanswered. Some scientists claim it is a separate species while others say it is a gray wolf-coyote hybrid.