Canis rufus - #264
Red Wolf
View of three anesthetized animals arranged for comparison. Identified as Coyote (Canis latrans) and two subspecies of Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus and Canis lupus gregoryi).
Geographic Distribution
Originally from south of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, south along the eastern seaboard through Florida, and west to Missouri and mid-Illinois, terminating in the southern latitudes of Central Texas. Found in the wild today only in northeaster North Carolina.
Order/Family
Canidae
Genus
Canis
Specific Epithet
rufus
Image Location
USA, TX, Chambers Co., Anahuac Nat. Wildlife Refuge
Image Date
1972
Photographer
JH Shaw