Canis rufus - #1292
Red Wolf
Side view, standing, C. l. rufus
Geographic Distribution
Originally from south of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, south along the eastern seaboard through Florida, and west to Missouri and mid-Illinois, terminating in the southern latitudes of Central Texas. Found in the wild today only in northeaster North Carolina.
Order/Family
Canidae
Genus
Canis
Specific Epithet
rufus
Image Location
USA, WA, Pierce Co., Tacoma, Point Defiance Zoo
Image Date
1993
Photographer
RB Forbes