Common Name
Red Wolf
Order
Carnivora
Family
Canidae
Species Name
Canis rufus
Status
Endangered
States
Florida
Mississippi
North Carolina
Distribution
Southeastern states.
Notes
Presently recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus. Like the southeastern Canadian wolf, the red wolf is thought by some to be a hybrid between grey wolves and coyotes.
Florida
Slide symbol: W -- female with young; Y -- young, may be newborn. Considered a protected species by the State