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Grey Wolf
Canis lupus
Challenging
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Canidae
- Size
- 80–85 cm (shoulder)
- Weight
- 30–50 kg
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 6–8 yrs
- Habitat
- Forests, Tundra, Grasslands
About
The largest extant member of Canidae. Highly social, living in nuclear families with complex communication through howling, body language, and scent marking. Apex predator across the Northern Hemisphere.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.