WOLF 



Northern Gray Wolf. — Canis occidentalis (Richardson). 



A very large Wolf which is normally gray in color, but 

 varies and may be dark bluish gray or almost black. Found 

 in Mackenzie and the northwestern parts of forested Canada. 



Eastern Timber Wolf. — Ca^iis lycaon Schreber. 



Reddish brown in color, with black- tipped hairs on back, 

 i'ound in eastern Canada and the northeastern United 

 States; limits of range unknown. 



Florida Wolf. — Canis floridamis Miller. 



Resembling lycaon in general cranial characters; light buffy 

 gray mixed with black on upperparts; rusty red tinge on 

 muzzle, legs and feet; also occurs as a black phase. Found 

 in Florida. 



Mt. McKinley Timber Wolf. — Canis pamhasileus Elliot. 

 Variable in color from nearly uniform black to various mix- 

 tures of grizzled white and black; size very large. Found 

 in the region of Mt. McKinley, Alaska; limits of range un- 

 known. 



Texan Red Wolf. — Canis rufus (Audubon and Bachman). 

 Smaller than the Gray Wolves; reddish brown in color with 

 mixture of black; tail with black tip and much black on 

 upper surface. Total length, 48 inches; tail vertebrae, 13 

 inches. Found throughout southern Texas, north at least 

 to 30°; limits of range unknown. 



Oklahoma Wolf. — Canis frustror Woodhouse. 



A small Wolf most like rufus but not so red in color. Found 

 in Oklahoma; limits of range unknown. 



Puget Sound Wolf. — Canis gigas (Townsend). 



A large, red Wolf. Upperparts reddish brown heavily 

 sprinkled with black ; underparts grayish ; tail comparatively 

 short and tipped with black. Found in the Puget Sound 

 Region; south to California (?). 



White Wolf; Tundra Wolf. — Canis tundrarum Miller. 



A large, white Wolf. General color light yellowish white 

 with faint sprinkling of dusky on back and tail; brownish 

 on muzzle. Individuals may vary to almost black. Total 

 length, males, 66.5 inches; tail vertebras, 18.5 inches; hind 

 foot, 11.75 inches; height at shoulder, 28 inches, weight, 

 90-100 pounds. _ Found on the Barren Grounds and tundras 

 of Arctic America. 



The Wolf has been so hunted and trapped by man that there 

 are very few places in North America today where it can be 

 readily observed. Although in the West there are regions 

 where this mammal is yet to be found in fair numbers, the 

 attempts to exterminate the Wolf have made him a very wary 

 creature and he knows well how to keep out of sight. In the 

 far North the big Arctic Wolves are probably as numerous 



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