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Canis lycaon von Schreber, 1775

Eastern Wolf

Authority citation: Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1775. pl. 89. P. pl. 89 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Erlangen.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064552

Original name as described: Canis lycaon

Nominal names: lycaon von Schreber, 1775 | canadensis de Blainville, 1843 [nomen nudum] | ungavensis Comeau, 1940

Other common names: Algonquin Wolf|Eastern Timber Wolf|Great Lakes Wolf


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Carnivora -- Family: Canidae

Type locality: vicinity of Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Canada (CAN) | United States (USA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Not evaluated


Species-specific notes: split from C. lupus
Citation: vonHoldt, B. M., Cahill, J. A., Fan, Z., Gronau, I., Robinson, J., Pollinger, J. P., Shapiro, B., ... & Wayne, R. K. (2016). Whole-genome sequence analysis shows that two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf. Science Advances, 2(7), e1501714.


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005944

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