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Canis rufus

Canis rufus

Classification

Family
Canidae

The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (Canis latrans) and gray wolf (Canis lupus). The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species has been contentious for nearly a century, being considered either a subspecies of the gray wolf Canis lupus rufus, or a coywolf (a genetic admixture of wolf and coyote).

Distribution

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