Gregory's wolf

Extinct (1980)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
C. rufus
Subspecies:
†C. r. gregoryi
Trinomial name
†Canis rufus gregoryi
Synonyms

Canis lupus gregoryi

Gregory's wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi),[3][4] also known as the Mississippi Valley wolf,[2] was a subspecies of the red wolf. It was declared extinct in 1980.[5] It once roamed the regions in and around the lower Mississippi River basin.[2]

Taxonomy

This wolf was recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[4] This canid is proposed by some authors as a subspecies of the red wolf (Canis rufus or Canis lupus rufus) .

Description

The subspecies was described as being larger than the Texas red wolf, but more slender and tawny. Its coloring includes a combination of black, grey, and white, along with a large amount of cinnamon coloring along the back of its body and the top of its head.[2] It weighs around 27 to 32 kilograms (60 to 70 lb) on average.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Boitani, L.; Phillips, M.; Jhala, Y. (2018). "Canis lupus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T3746A163508960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T3746A163508960.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 E. A. Goldman (1937). "The Wolves of North America". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (1): 37–45. doi:10.2307/1374306. JSTOR 1374306.
  3. ↑ Roskov Y.; Abucay L.; Orrell T.; et al., eds. (May 2018). "Canis lupus gregoryi Audubon and Bachman, 1851". Catalogue of Life 2018 Checklist. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 575–577. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA576
  5. ↑ Nowak, Ronald M. (2002). "The Original Status of Wolves in Eastern North America". Southeastern Naturalist. 1 (2): 95–130. doi:10.1656/1528-7092(2002)001[0095:TOSOWI]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 43938625.
  6. ↑ Oklahoma Game and Fish News. Department of Wildlife Conservation, State of Oklahoma. 1954.
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