Basic Facts About the Wolf

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Basic Facts About the Wolf

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnicora
Family: Canidae

Species:

Canis lupus (Gray Wolf)

Subspecies

Canis lupus albus	Canis lupus columbianus	Canis lupus pallipes
Canis lupus arabs	Canis lupus hudsonicus	Canis lupus pambasileus
Canis lupus arctos	Canis lupus lupus	Canis lupus signatus
Canis lupus baileyi	Canis lupus lycaon	Canis lupus tundrarum
Canis lupus campestris	Canis lupus nubilis	Canis lupus chanco
	Canis lupus occidentalis

Canis rufus (Red Wolf)

Subspecies
Canis rufus gregoryi

Related Species

Canis dirus (Dire Wolf - now extinct)
Canis latrans (Coyote - sometimes called Prarie Wolf)

Basic Facts:

Size (Varies among species and subspecies)

Weight: 40-150lbs. Average: Male - 95lbs. Females - approx. 10lbs. Lighter
Height: approx. 30 inches
Length: up to 6ft, nose to tail
Paw: 4-1/2 to 5 inches, measured front to back

Life Span: 8 to 18 years in the wild, somewhat longer in captivity
Reaches maturity at two years
Mates in late Winter or early Spring
Litter size: 2 to 13 pups, depending on species and conditions

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