USGS · 70047620
The scientific classification of wolves: Canis lupus soupus
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Gray wolf, timber wolf, red wolf, eastern wolf, brush wolf, arctic wolf, Mexican wolf, maned wolf, Ethiopian wolf, etc., etc. How many kinds of wolves are there? And what are the differences? This is a really good question, and the answer is getting more complicated all the time.
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L. David Mech. 2011. The scientific classification of wolves: Canis lupus soupus. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70047620
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