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Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Canis
lupus
ICZN
Name Authority:
data migration
Published In: 1758
Common Name(s):
Common wolf
Grey Wolf
Lobo gris
Mexican wolf
Plains wolf
Tundra Wolf
Wolf
arctic wolf
gray wolf
loup
timber wolf
Related Publications:
No related publications recorded.
Cited MCZ Specimens:
No cited MCZ specimens.
Synonyms and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Parent Genus:
Canis
Linnaeus, 1758
Related: 40 species, 21 subspecies
Congeneric Species:
Canis
(
Aenocyon
)
ayersi
Canis
(
Epicyon
)
haydeni
Canis
(
Thous
)
aquilus
Canis adustus
Canis albus
Canis aureus
Canis australis
Canis ayersi
Canis azarae
Canis cagottis
Canis clepticus
Canis dingo
Canis dirus
Canis domesticus
Canis estor
Canis familiaris
Canis floridanus
Canis hondurensis
Canis lagopus
Canis lanka
Canis latrans
Canis latrans
var.
Canis leotes
Canis lestes
Canis lycaon
Canis mearnsi
Canis mesomelas
Canis mississippiensis
Canis nebrascensis
Canis nubilus
Canis occidentalis
Canis ochropus
Canis parvidens
Canis peninsulae
Canis rufus
Canis saevus
Canis simensis
Canis temerarius
Canis vafer
Canis vulpes
Subspecies:
Canis lupus arabs
Canis lupus arctos
Canis lupus argunensis
Canis lupus bailey
Canis lupus beothucus
G. M. Allen and Barbour, 1937
Canis lupus chanco
Gray, 1863
Canis lupus columbianus
Goldman, 1941
Canis lupus familiaris
Canis lupus hudsonicus
Goldman, 1941
Canis lupus irremotus
Goldman, 1937
Canis lupus labradorius
Goldman, 1937
Canis lupus lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Canis lupus lycaon
Schreber, 1775
Canis lupus lycyon
Canis lupus nubilus
Say, 1823
Canis lupus occidentalis
Richardson, 1829
Canis lupus pallipes
Sykes, 1831
Canis lupus pambasileus
Elliot, 1905
Canis lupus spelaeus
Canis lupus tundrarum
Miller, 1912
Canis lupus variabilis
Media:
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Mamm:BOM-326
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Mamm:BOM-350
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Mamm:60063
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Mamm:60063
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Mamm:60063
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Mamm:60063
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Canis lupus
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