Canis rufus - #968
Red Wolf
Oblique view. Also as Canis lupus 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
Photographer
CJ Carley