Gregory's wolf
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. r. gregoryi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Canis rufus gregoryi | |
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Gregory's wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi),[3][4] also known as the Mississippi Valley wolf,[2] is the sole living subspecies of the red wolf. It once roamed the regions in and around the lower Mississippi River basin.[2] It is the subspecies of red wolf which inhabits North Carolina.[5][6]
Taxonomy
[edit]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). The trinomial name Canis rufus gregoryi honours photographer Tappan Gregory, who is the author of "The Black Wolf of the Tensas".[7]
Description
[edit]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.[8]
Range
[edit]Historically, Gregory's wolf ranged throughout the Mississippi River basin and extended northward to Warsaw, Illinois and Wabash, Indiana. They were also found in western Kentucky and western Tennessee, and roamed the Ozark Mountain region throughout southern Missouri and southeastern Oklahoma. They could be found in most of Arkansas, apart from the northwestern region. Gregory's wolves reached the lower terrains of Louisiana and extended westward towards eastern Texas.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Phillips, M. (2020) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Canis rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T3747A163509841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T3747A163509841.en. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e E. A. Goldman (1937). "The Wolves of North America". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (1): 37–45. doi:10.2307/1374306. JSTOR 1374306.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Day, David (1989). The Encyclopedia of Vanished Species. Manhattan, New York, United States: Gallery Books. pp. 162–164.
- ^ Trani, Margaret; Chapman, Brian (2007). The land manager's guide to mammals of the South (PDF). Durham, NC: The Nature Conservancy. p. 441.
- ^ "The Wolves of North America". wolfology1.tripod.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Oklahoma Game and Fish News. Department of Wildlife Conservation, State of Oklahoma. 1954.
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