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Scientific Name
Canis lupus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Gray wolf, Plains wolf, Timber wolf
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyCanidae
GenusCanis
SpeciesCanis lupus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Grim 1990; Gogan, Fitts Cochrane, and Olexa 1997
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hazard 1982
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
40-55 wolves in 7-11 packs, some moving in and out of Park.; Data Source: P. Gogan and W. Route (In preparation).
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Gogan, Fitts Cochrane, and Olexa 1997
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Bill Route
Created Date
9/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
4/10/2006 2:24:29 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: State status most recent MN list (7/1/1996)., Park Species Data Source: Gogan et al. In progress; Grim 1990; Gogan, Fitts Cochrane, and Olexa 1997; Hazard 1982
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