Texas Wolf | |
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Information | |
Range | southern and western Texas and northeastern Mexico. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Carnivora |
Family | Canidae |
Genus | Canis |
Species | Canis lupus †Canis lupus hodophilax |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
The Texas wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis), is a possibly subspecies of the gray wolf whose range once included southern and western Texas and northeastern Mexico. It is darker than its more northern cousins, and has a highly arched frontal bone.
As of 2005, it is considered a valid subspecies by MSW3, though it is classed as either a synonym of Canis lupus nubilus and Canis lupus baileyi by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.