Scientific Name: Canis lupus arctos Nick Name: Melville Island Wolf Status: Endangered-only found on the Description: Usually all White with a very thick coat, about 5-6 feet long, 4 feet tall, weighing from 60-100 pounds. The Mexican Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus baileyi There are no wild populations in the US. Captive bred individuals have been released in Arizona and hopefully in New Mexico before the turn of the century; status in Mexico is unknown and may be extirpated (no longer exists in Mexico) Description: Usually dark red and black with white markings, medium thick coat, about 4-5 feet long, 3 feet tall, 40-80 pounds. The Arabian Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus arabs Status: Extremely Endangered Description: Light brown with a very short coat, 3-4 feet long, 2-3 feet high, about 40-60 pounds. Pure Arabian Wolves have yellow eyes with black pupils. Banks Island Tundra Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus bernardi Status: Endangered-only found in the Northwest regions of Banks Island. Description: Very thick mostly white coat with black hair along the middle of the back, Large and lanky about 6 feet long, 4 feet tall, 60-110 pounds. British Colombian Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus columbianus Status: Endangered-found only in British Columbia, Canada. Description: One of the largest wolves, they can weigh between 80-140 pounds, Usually they are either gray or black with the black ones being the biggest of the two. Vancouver Island Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus crassodon Status: Endangered Description: A medium sized wolf, Usually grayish black coat, 4-5 feet long, 3 feet high, 40-80 pounds. Cascade Mountains Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus fuscus Nick Name: The Brown Wolf Status: It is not known if any remain Description: Cinnamon brown coat, 4-5 feet long, 3 feet high, 80-90 pounds. The Hudson Bay Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus hudsonicus Nick Name: The Tundra Wolf Status: Endangered Description: Thick nearly white coat, 4-5 feet long, 3 1/2 feet high, 60-90 pounds. The Manitoba Wolf ? Scientific Name: Canis lupus griseoalbus Nick Name: Elusive Wolf Status: This wolf supposedly roams the Central Manitoba and Northern Saskatchewan areas. It has never been validated that this wolf exists. Eastern Timber Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus lycaon Status: Endangered Description: Wide range of colors and sizes, usually there is a darker color upside down crown on the top of the head. Rocky Mountain Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus irremotus Status: Extremely Endangered-in the United States they are considered extinct. Although recent reports of a few wolves in Glacier National Park in Montana are thought to be this subspecies. Description: This is a medium to large light colored Wolf. Labrador Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus labradoriu Status: Endangered Description: They range in color from dark gray to almost white, they usually are medium sized wolves. Alexander Archipelago Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus ligon Status: Endangered Description: One of the smallest wolves, about 3 1/2 feet long, about 2 feet high, 30-50 pounds, short haired with a gray coat of fur underneath a black coat. Mackenzie Tundra Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus mackenzii Status: Endangered Description: A Medium sized wolf, their color ranges from black to white. Baffin Island Tundra Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus manningi Status: Endangered-only found on the Baffin Island. Description: The smallest of the snow wolves, they have a thick white coat. Mackenzie Valley Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus occidentalis Status: Unknown Description: One of the largest wolves in Northern America, They weigh between 100-140, color varies from black to almost pure white. Greenland Wolf 
Scientific Name: Canis lupus orion Nick Name: The Swamp Wolf Status: Possibly extinct-no evidence exists that this is a distinct species. Many believe it is part of the Canis lupus arctos. Description: The Legendary Swamp Wolf a lot like bigfoot no one really knows what it looks like. Interior Alaskan Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus pambasilcus Status: Unknown Description: Wolves of this species are among the largest in North America. These wolves roam throughout the interior of Alaska, except the tundra region of the arctic coast. Alaska Tundra Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus tundrarum Status: Unknown Description: This is a large wolf with long light colored fur. It ranges along the tundra region of Alaska's arctic coast. Tundra Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus albus Status: Unknown Description: This wolf can be found throughout the Eurasian tundra and forest tundra from Finland eastward to the Kamchaika Peninsula. It is large, long furred, light colored wolf much like its Northern American counterpart: Canis lupus Tundaru Steppe Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus campestris Status: Unknown Description: The Steppe wolf is a small wolf inhabiting the deserts and steppes of Central Asia. It has a short coarse coat that is dull gray with a tint of ochre. Tibetan Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus laniger Status: Unknown Description: This is a medium sized wolf with long lightly colored fur. It inhabits mainland China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tibet, and southwestern Russia. Common Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus lupus Status: Endangered Description: This is the wolf that once roamed throughout Europe and the entire forest of Russia. It is a medium sized wolf with coarse dark fur. Middle Eastern Wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus pallipes Status: Endangered Description: This wolf inhabited Iran and India and the lands in between these two countries, a small wolf with a tan coarse coat. |