The 25 Wolves of the World
Basically, there are three species of wolves in the world,
- Gray wolf (Canis lupus),
- The red wolf (Canis Rufus),
- And the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis)
The Gray wolf is the most common wolf of the world. Know, these wolves and their subspecies.
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1. Gray Wolf
The gray wolf is also known as grey wolf, timber wolf and western wolf, is the native to remote areas of Eurasia and North America.The most of the modern dog breeds are developed from them.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus |
Native/Available | North America and Eurasia |
Height | 26-32 inches |
Weight | Average, 25-60 kg (90 to 110 pound) |
Life Span | 5 - 6 years (In the wild) |
2. Arctic Wolf
The Arctic wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf and also known as Melville Island wolf that have presences in Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Melville Island to Ellesmere Island.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus arctos |
Native/Available | Melville Island to Ellesmere Island |
Height | 25 - 30 inches (63 - 76 centimeters) |
Weight | 75 and 120 pounds (34 - 54 kilograms) |
Life Span | 5 - 6 years (In the wild) |
3. Arabian Wolf
The Arabian wolf is a subspecies of Gray wolf that is also known as Desert wolf, is a native to the Arabian peninsula.
Arabian wolf is one among the smallest sized wolves.
Physical traits and information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus |
Native/Available | Melville Island to Ellesmere Island |
Height | 80-85 cm (32-34 in) |
Weight | 13-86 kg (29-190 lb) |
Life Span | 16 to 20 years in captivity, and 8 to15 years in the wild. |
4. Mexican Wolf
The Mexican wolf is a sub species of Gray wolf that is also known as the lobo, native to Mexico and available in Southeastern Arizona, western Texas.
Mexican wolves have 2 subspecies,
Mexican Gray Wolf
Mexican Red Wolf
They are identified one among the most endangered canid, only 350 Mexican wolves in the world today.
Mexican wolves are the friendliest among wolves species.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus baileyi |
Native/Available | Mexico |
Height | 26-32 Inches |
Weight | 27 - 45 kilograms (60 to 80 pounds) |
Life Span | 16 to 20 years in captivity, and 8 to15 years in the wild. |
5. Alaskan Tundra Wolf
The Alaskan tundra wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf that is also known as the barren-ground wolf. They are native to the barren grounds of the Arctic Arctic Coast region from near Point Barrow eastward toward Hudson Bay and probably northwards to the Arctic Archipelago.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus tundrarum |
Native/Available | Alaska (Mainly around Canada) |
Height | 28 to 38 inches |
Weight | 85 to 176 pounds |
Life Span | 7 -9 years in captivity |
6. Tundra Wolf
The Tundra Wolf is a subspecies of Grey Wolf that is also known as the Turukhan wolf. They are the native to Eurasia's tundra and forest-tundra zones from Finland to the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Tundra wolf and Alaskan Tundra Wolf, are recognized as two separate subspecies of wolf.
Some people believe the tundra wolf and Arctic wolf, are same.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus albus |
Native/Available | Finland |
Height | 28 to 38 inches |
Weight | 45 - 57 kilograms (100 to 125 pounds) |
Life Span | 7 -8 years in captivity |
7. African Golden Wolf
The African golden wolf is also known as the golden wolf, African wolf or thoa, native to north and Northeastern Africa. They were called Golden Jackals, till the scientists identified them as a wolf.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis anthus |
Native/Available | Africa |
Height | Average, 40 Cm. |
Weight | 7 -15 kg (15 - 33 lb) |
Life Span | NA |
8. Egyptian Wolf
The Egyptian wolf is comparatively slender and small wolf, which is a subspecies of African golden wolf and native to northern, eastern and western Africa.
The Egyptian jackal is actually a wolf, which was considered a rare sub-species of the golden jackal.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis anthus lupaster |
Native/Available | Africa |
Height | 16 to 20 inches |
Weight | 7 -15 kg (15 -33 lb) |
Life Span | NA |
9. The Eurasian wolf
The Eurasian Wolf is a subspecies of the Grey Wolf and also known as the Common Wolf, European Wolf, Carpathian Wolf, Steppes Wolf, Tibetan Wolf and Chinese Wolf, which is native to the former Soviet Union, today's Russia and some other countries.
Physical traits and Information
Scientific name | Canis lupus lupus |
Native/Available | Russia |
Height | 80- 85 centimetres (31 -33 in) |
Weight | Avg. 32 -50 kilograms (71-110 lb), Max up-to 69 - 80 kilograms (152 -176 lb) |
Life Span | NA |
10. Italian Wolf
The Italian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf and also known as the Apeninne wolf, native to the Italian Peninsula. Lives to Apennine Mountains, Western Alps and its surrounding regions.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus italicus |
Native/Available | Italy |
Height | 50 -70 cm |
Weight | 24 - 40 kilograms (53 - 88 pounds) |
Life Span | NA |
11. Maned wolves
The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, which is a rare species in the genus Chrysocyon. Maned wolves are introduced to endangered list by ICUN.
• The maned wolf is the largest Canid in South America.
• And an uncommon member of canid family, which doesn’t seem to be a true wolf.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Chrysocyon brachyurus |
Native/Available | Italy |
Height | Avg. 90 cm (35 in) |
Weight | Avg. 23 kg (51 lb) |
Life Span | 6- 8 years in wild |
12. Labrador Wolf
The Labrador wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf, native to Labrador and northern Quebec. Their origin is not confirmed, but they have a presence around Canada and Alaska, They are critically endangered species which have been extirpated in Canada (Newfoundland) since 1911. In the late 2000s, and early 2010s, there were some sightings of the Labrador wolf on the island of Newfoundland.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus labradorius |
Native/Available | Northern Quebec |
Height | 26 to 32 inches (66 to 81cm) |
Weight | 50 and 110lbs (22.7 to 50kg) |
Life Span | 12-14 years, in captivity |
13. Eastern Wolf
The eastern wolf is a subspecies of the Grey Wolf and also known as the Eastern timber wolf, Algonquin wolf or deer wolf, Eastern Canadian Wolf or Eastern Canadian Red Wolf, which are native to Northern America.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus lycaon |
Native/Available | Eastern Canada |
Height | 25 to 36 inches |
Weight | Average 20 - 26 Kilograms, up to, 30 Kg |
Life Span | 3 -4 years, in wild and upto 15 years in captivity |
14. Great Plains Wolf
The Great Plains is a subspecies of Gray wolf that lives to Great Plains from southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan southward to northern Texas that are also known as the buffalo wolf, dusky wolf or loafer.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus nubilus |
Native/Available | Continental United States |
Height | 58 to 81 cm |
Weight | Average, 100 lb (45 kg) upto 150 lb (68 kg) |
Life Span | 6 to 8 years in wild |
15. Iberian Wolf
The Iberian wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf, native to northern Portugal and northwestern Spain. They were critically endangered species, in the year 1970 their population was limited up to 400-500 odd individuals.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus signatus |
Native/Available | Portugal and northwestern Spain |
Height | 70-80 cm |
Weight | Between 30 and 40 kg |
Life Span | 5-6 years in the wild but, 15 years in captivity |
16. Northwestern Wolf
The northwestern wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf, native to western North America. They are also known as the Mackenzie Valley wolf, Alaskan timber wolf, Canadian timber wolf, or northern timber wolf.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus occidentalis |
Native/Available | Canada, Alaska |
Height | 26 to 32 inches |
Weight | Avg. 85 and 115 pounds, up-to 150 Pounds |
Life Span | 4 - 7 year in wild |
17. Ethiopian Wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a small, slender wolf with long and narrow skull and red and white coats and look like a coyote. They are native to the Ethiopian Highlands and are the only wolf species to be found in Africa. (Till African and Egyptian Golden Jackals were identified as wolves).
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis Simensis |
Native/Available | Ethiopia |
Height | 53 - 62 cm |
Weight | 11 - 17 kg |
Life Span | 8-10 years |
18. Indian Wolf
Indian Wolf is native to India, Nepal and Pakistan, which are also known as Indigenous and Asiatic wolves. They are small sized, slender and athletic wolves, which are an endangered canid species.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus pallipes |
Native/Available | Indian |
Height | 24 to 38 inches |
Weight | 40 to 60 pounds |
Life Span | 6 and 8 years |
19. Red Wolf
The red wolf is a smaller relative of the grey wolf, native to eastern America. They are also known as the Florida black wolf or Mississippi Valley wolf. Red wolves are one of the most endangered canids in the world. Once they were declared extinct in the wild in 1980, they reintroduced population in 2010 was thought to total around 130 individuals.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis Lupus Rufus |
Native/Available | Eastern North America |
Height | 26-32 inches |
Weight | 50 to 80 lbs. (23 to 36 kg), |
Life Span | 5-6 years |
20. Himalayan Wolf
Recent DNA study of Himalayan wolf, clarified that they are a distinc wolf species. Earlier, Tibetan and Himalayan wolves were considered the same wolf species. Actually Himalayan wolves are the subspecies of the Gray Wolf and a newly identified wolf species.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus filchneri |
Native/Available | Himalayan region of Nepal, India, Bhutan |
Height | 58 cm (23 in) - 89 cm (35 in) |
Weight | Average, 35 kg |
Life Span | 12 years |
21. Tibetan Wolf
Tibetan wolves are native from Tibet and Himalayan range, which are friendly animals (Usually they do not attack to Human). They are a rare medium sized yellow, White colored wolves, which are considered to be the link between Asia and Gray Wolf.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus chanco |
Native/Available | Tibet |
Height | 58 cm (23 in) - 89 cm (35 in) |
Weight | Average, 35 kg |
Life Span | 12 years |
22. Alexander Archipelago Wolves
Alexander Archipelago Wolves are medium sized wolves from an Interior Alaskan region that have thick, small and black coloured coat. They are a subspecies of Gray wolf, which were identified as a separate wolf species in the year 1937.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus ligoni |
Native/Available | Alaska |
Height | 24 to 28 Inches |
Weight | 30 to 50 pounds |
Life Span | NA |
23. MacKenzie Valley Wolf
MacKenzie Valley Wolf is the subspecies of Gray wolf that is also known as northwestern wolf, Alaskan timber wolf, Canadian timber wolf, or northern timber wolf, which are the native from western North America and one among the largest subspecies of North America, identified in 1829 by Sir John Richardson.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus mackenzii |
Native/Available | western North America |
Height | 32 to 36 inches |
Weight | Male: 20 - 70 kg, Female: 16 - 50 kg |
Life Span | NA |
24. Yukon wolf
Yukon wolves are the subspecies of Gray wolf, native to North America. They are called as an Alaskan Interior wolf in the United States and Yukon wolf, in Canada. They are an Endangered wolf species, mainly available Yukon-Charley Rivers National preserves.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus pambasileus |
Native/Available | North America |
Height | Average, 85 cm (33.5 in) |
Weight | 21 kilograms (46 lb) to 55 kilograms (121 lb) |
Life Span | 4-10 years in wild and up to 15 years in Captivity |
25. Vancouver Island wolf
The Vancouver Island wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf, native to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. They are an excellent swimmer that is also known as the wolf live with two paws in the ocean and two paws on land.
Physical traits and Information
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Scientific name | Canis lupus crassodon |
Native/Available | Vancouver Island, British Columbia |
Height | 26 - 32 Inches |
Weight | 16 - 60 kg |
Life Span | 5 - 6 Years in Wild |
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