Fur coloration generally is gray, with a lighter. Their social and predatory behaviors are the same as gray wolves. The gray wolf, also called the Eastern timber wolf, is the largest undomesticated member of the canid family. They are a North American species of wolf not found elsewhere. rufus) are only found in a small area of coastal North Carolina. In reality, any differences among all these proposed types, or subspecies, are so minor as to be meaningless except to a few specialists. Past studies often recognized five North American subspecies: arctic wolf ( Canis lupus arctos), northwestern wolf ( Canis lupus occidentalis), Great Plains wolf ( Canis lupus nubilus), Mexican wolf ( Canis lupus baileyi) and the eastern timber wolf ( Canis lupus lycaon). Despite the lack of morphological evidence to support various North American gray wolf subspecies, and the eastern wolf as a different species, genetic studies have found molecular evidence that suggests three wolf species in North America: the red wolf ( Canis rufus), the gray wolf ( Canis lupus), and the eastern wolf ( Canis lycaon). lupus) in the northern region of the continent.

The ones we have at the Park originate from Alaska and the. A recent study based on morphological evidence, argued for a single pool of North American gray wolves ( C. There are 36 different subspecies of grey wolf found around the North of America and Eurasia. However, these different types are so subjective that over the years scientists have disagreed in the number of subspecies found in North America. WolfLink Virtual Learning for adults & groups.

Northern timber wolf