Tundra Wolf

Taxobox
name = Tundra Wolf


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status = LC
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Canidae
genus = "Canis"
species = "C. lupus"
subspecies = "C. l. albus"
synonyms=
* "dybowskii" (Domaniewski, 1926)
* "kamtschaticus" (Dybowski, 1922)
* "turuchanensis" (Ognev, 1923) [MSW3 Wozencraft | pages = | id =14000738]
trinomial = "Canis lupus albus"
trinomial_authority = Kerr, 1792
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range_map_caption = Tundra wolf rangeThe Tundra Wolf ("Canis lupus albus") is a subspecies of Grey Wolf that can be found throughout northern Europe and Asia, primarily in the northern arctic and boreal regions of Russia. Although they were eliminated from some of the Arctic islands north of Siberia, they have been recently seen on Wrangle Island.cite web | url = http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/intermed/inter_sci/wolf_subspecies.asp | title = Subspecies of the Wolf | work = Liz Harper | publisher = International Wolf Centre | accessdate = 2007-05-24]

Physical features

Consistent with Bergmann's Rule, tundra wolves are among the largest of grey wolf subspecies. They can attain a body length of 2 meters (7 feet) and usually an average weight of 45-57 kilograms (100-125 pounds), though there are some unconfirmed reports of animals reaching weights of 100 kilograms (220 pounds). [ [http://www.russianhunting.com/wolf-hunting-in-russia/ Russia Wolf Hunt ] ]

Most tundra wolves have a grey color, with mixes of black, rust and silver gray.

Due to the high latitude of their environment (71 degrees), they breed much later in the year than most other wolves,usually in late March through April. [http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/basic/wolfbasic.asp]

History

Tundra wolves are especially vulnerable to the fur trade, as their pelages are more luxuriant than forest dwelling wolves, sometimes selling for twice as much.cite book | author = Lopez, Barry | title = Of wolves and men | year = 1978 | pages = pp.320 | id = ISBN 0743249364]

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