- Great Plains Wolf
Taxobox
name = Great Plains Wolf
status = LC
image_width = 200px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Carnivora
familia =Canidae
genus = "Canis "
species = "C. lupus"
subspecies = "C. l. nubilus"
synonyms=
* "variabilis" (Wied-Neuwied, 1841) [MSW3 Wozencraft | pages = | id =14000738]
trinomial = "Canis lupus nubilus"
trinomial_authority = Schreber, 1775
range_
range_map_width = 270px
range_map_caption = Great Plains wolf rangeThe Great Plains Wolf ("Canis lupus nubilus"), also known as the Buffalo Wolf, is a
subspecies of theGray Wolf , native toNorth America . This subspecies once ranged across the westernUnited States and southernCanada , but was almost completely wiped out by the 1930s. In 1974, it was listed as an endangered species, and since then its numbers have climbed. By 2004, there was a population estimated at 3,700 wolves living inMinnesota ,Michigan , andWisconsin . Single wolves have been reported inthe Dakotas and as far south asNebraska , but these are considered to be dispersers from packs from outside the states and a breeding population most likely does not live in these states. A typical Great Plains Wolf is 140 - 200 cm (4 1/2 - 6 1/2 feet) long from snout totail tip, and weighs between 27 and 50 kg (60 and 110 pounds). It usually features a coat blended with gray, black, buff, or red.References
* [http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/intermed/inter_sci/wolf_subspecies.asp International Wolf Center]
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