List of Wolf Species
There are many subspecies of wolves including:
- Gray wolf (Canis lupus) – also known as Timber wolf, this is the most common and widespread wolf species.
- Red wolf (Canis rufus) – an endangered species of wolf found in the southeastern United States.
- Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) – an endangered species of small wolf found in the Ethiopian highlands.
- Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) – A subspecies of gray wolf found in the arctic regions of North America and Greenland.
- Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – An endangered subspecies of gray wolf found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
- Eastern wolf (Canis lycaon) – a species of wolf found in eastern Canada and northeastern United States.
- Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Himalayas.
- Mackenzie Valley Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in western Canada.
- Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in Italy.
- Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) – A subspecies of gray wolf found in India.
- Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus albus) – A subspecies of gray wolf found in the tundra regions of Eurasia and North America.
- Euroasian wolf – Canis lupus lupus – a subspecies of gray wolf, found in Europe and Asia.S
- Steppe Wolf (Canis lupus campestris) – a subspecies of gray wolf, found in the grasslands of Eurasia.
- Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Iberian Peninsula.
- Honshu wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax) – an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that was native to Japan.
- Dire Wolf (Canis dirus) – an extinct species of wolf native to North America during the Pleistocene.
- Great Plains wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Great Plains region of North America.
- Baffin island wolf (Canis lupus manningi) – a subspecies of gray wolf found on Baffin Island in Canada.
- Colombian wolf (Canis lupus columbianus) – an extinct subspecies of gray wolf native to Colombia.
- African Golden Wolf (Canis anthus) – Also known as the golden jackal, this is a species of wolf found in North and East Africa.
- Arabian golden wolf (Canis lupaster) – a species of wolf found in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) – a wild dog local to Australia.
- Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus youngi) – an extinct subspecies of gray wolf native to the southern Rocky Mountains.
- Cascade Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus fuscus) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Cascade Mountains of western North America.
- Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothucus) – an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf native to Newfoundland.
- Beringian wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus) – A subspecies of gray wolf found in the Beringian region of North America.
- Hokkaido Wolf (Canis lupus hattai): An extinct subspecies of gray wolf native to the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
- Northern Rocky Mountain wolf (Canis lupus irremotus) – A subspecies of gray wolf found in the northern Rocky Mountains.
- Balkan wolf (Canis lupus graecus) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Balkans.
- Canis lupus ligoni – a gray wolf subspecies found in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska.
- Haida-Gwaii wolf (Canis lupus haidarum) – a gray wolf subspecies found in the Haida-Gwaii Islands of British Columbia, Canada , occurs.
- Vancouver Island wolf (Canis lupus crassodon ) – a subspecies of gray wolf found on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- Kenai Peninsula wolf (Canis lupus alces) – a subspecies of gray wolf found in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.
- Southern Plains Gray Wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis) – an extinct subspecies of gray wolf native to the southern plains of the United States.
- Cascade Mountains Wolf (Canis lupus fuscus) – a subspecies of gray wolf that is found in the Cascade Mountains of the western United States.