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Canis lupus

(Domestic Dog (Feral))

Common Names

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Common Names in Chinese:

Lang

Common Names in Dutch:

Dingo, Hond

Common Names in English:

Arctic Wolf, Dingo, Domestic Dog, Domestic Dog (Feral), Gray Wolf, Wolf

Common Names in French:

Loup

Common Names in German:

Haushund

Common Names in Maori:

Guri, Kuri, Pero

Common Names in Marquesan:

Peto

Common Names in Russian:

Волк обыкновенный ( серый)

Common Names in Samoan:

Uli

Common Names in Spanish:

Lobo Gris

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,469 meters (0 to 17,943 feet).[1]

Ecology: All northern habitats where there is suitable food (Mech 1970), densities being highest where prey biomass is highest (Fuller 1989).

Food is extremely variable, but the majority comprises large ungulates (moose, caribou, deer, elk, wild boar, etc. ). Wolves will also eat smaller prey items, livestock, carrion , and garbage.[2]


List of Habitats:1.1Forest - Boreal 1.2Forest - Subarctic 1.4Forest - Temperate 1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.1Shrubland - Subarctic 3.4Shrubland - Temperate 3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 4.1Grassland - Tundra 4.2Grassland - Subarctic 4.4Grassland - Temperate 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.10Wetlands (inland) - Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) 8.1Desert - Hot 8.2Desert - Temperate 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Canis dingo Blumenbach, 1780
  2. Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: October 28, 2003.

Other common names : Spanish: Lobo gris, French: loup.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Canis

There are approximately 174 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. adustus (Side-Striped Jackal) · C. adustus adustus (Side-Striped Jackal) · C. adustus bweha · C. africanus · C. alpinus · C. ameghinoi · C. anthus · C. anthus soudanicus · C. apolloniensis · C. armbrusteri · C. arnensis · C. aureus (Asiatic Jackal) · C. aureus algirensis · C. aureus anthus · C. aureus aureus (Golden Jackal) · C. aureus bea · C. aureus indicus · C. aureus indinus · C. aureus lanka · C. aureus lupaster · C. aureus naria · C. aureus riparius · C. aureus soudanicus · C. aureus syriacus · C. avus · C. brachyurus · C. brevirostris · C. cedazoensis · C. cf · C. chama · C. chanco · C. cinereo argenteus · C. cipio · C. corsac · C. crocuta · C. culpaeus · C. davisi · C. dingo · C. dirus · C. dukhunensis · C. edwardii · C. entrerianus · C. etruscus · C. falconeri · C. familaris · C. familiaris · C. familiaris dingo · C. familiaris halstromi · C. familiaris matris-optimae · C. ferox · C. gezi · C. gracilis · C. himalaicus · C. hodophilax · C. hyaena · C. indicus · C. irvingtonensis · C. kokree · C. kuruksaensis · C. lagopus spitzbergenensis · C. lateralis · C. latran · C. latrans (American Jackal) · C. latrans cagottis · C. latrans clepticus (Coyote) · C. latrans dickeyi · C. latrans frustor · C. latrans frustror · C. latrans goldmani · C. latrans hondurensis · C. latrans impavidus · C. latrans incolatus · C. latrans jamesi · C. latrans latrans (Coyote) · C. latrans lestas · C. latrans lestes · C. latrans mearnsi · C. latrans microdon · C. latrans ochropus · C. latrans orcutti · C. latrans peninsulae · C. latrans texensis · C. latrans thamnos · C. latrans umpquensis · C. latrans vigilis · C. latrans x · C. lepophagus · C. lupaster · C. lupes · C. lupis · C. lupis baileyi (Mexican Wolf) · C. lupus (Domestic Dog (Feral)) · C. lupus alces · C. lupus arabs · C. lupus arctos (Arctic Wolf) · C. lupus bailey · C. lupus baileyi (Mexican Gray Wolf) · C. lupus beothucus (Newfoundland Wolf) · C. lupus bernardi · C. lupus campestris

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 569.560 meters (1,868.635 feet), Standard Deviation = 552.950 based on 2,441 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. Mech, L.D. & Boitani, L. (Wolf Specialist Group) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-05-11