Gray wolf
"Wolf" redirects here. For other uses, see Wolf (disambiguation). This article is about the animal commonly referred to as 'wolves'. For other uses, see Gray Wolf (disambiguation). Gray wolf Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene – present (700,000-0 years BP) Eurasian wolf ( Canis lupus lupus ). Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. lupus Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 [2] Subspecies refer Subspecies of Canis lupus Historical (red + green) and modern (green) range of wild subspecies of C. lupus The gray wolf ( Canis lupus ), [a] also known as the timber wolf , [3] [4] western wolf , [b] or simply, wolf , is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. It is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb) and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). [6] L...