Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/Gray Wolf

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Canada; Canis lupus; gray wolf; Alaska
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Mammals/Gray_Wolf

Mammal ID common name = Gray Wolf latin name = Canis lupus image = Gray Wolf Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald 09.jpg thumbnail center Gray Wolf Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald 09 image caption =Gray Wolf Canis lupus family = Canidae size = 4.5 6.0 ft (1.37 1.83m) in length 40 175 lbs (18.14 79.38 kg) in weight description = The Gray Wolf is a large densely furred dog with a bushy tail. {{Citation last=Hazard first=E. B. year=1982 title=The Mammals of Minnesota publisher=The University of Minnesota Press location=Minneapolis MN pages=116–119 It is the largest of the Canidae family. Its long fur varies in color from pure white through gray and brown to black and it generally resembles the German shepherd or husky. Citation last=Mech first=L. D. year=1974 title=Canis lupus periodical=Mammalian Species issue=37 pages=1–6 url=http //www.science.smith.edu/msi/ accessdate=September 23 2012 It has long legs and small ears and has a long muzzle. Citation last=Reid first=F. A. year=2006 title=Mammals of North America publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company location=Boston NY pages=441–442 similar = It is larger than a coyote and has a broader snout and rounder shorter ears. It is also larger than a domestic dog has a broader nose pad and a more massive skull with heavier teeth. Citation last=NatureServe first= year=2012 title=Canis lupus periodical=NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life issue=Version 7.1 url=http //www.natureserve.org/explorer accessdate=September 28 2012 range = The Gray Wolf was once the most widely distributed mammal that could be found in Western Europe Mexico Canada and in the United States. Now it can be found in some parts of Canada reintroduction sites in Wyoming and Idaho Alaska northeastern third of Minnesota northern Wisconsin Michigan Upper Peninsula and the Cascade Mountains of northern Washington. Citation last1=Mech first1=L. D. last2=Boitani first2=L. year=2010 title=Canis lupus periodical=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species issue=Version 2012.1 url=http //www.iucnredlist.org ...