Scientific Name
Canis lupus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Gray wolf
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Mammalia |
Subclass | Theria |
Infraclass | Eutheria |
Order | Carnivora |
Suborder | Caniformia |
Family | Canidae |
Genus | Canis |
Species | Canis lupus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Listed in Cook and MacDonald (2004) as a" species of known or probable, but unverified, occurrence" (p. 23). No wolves were observed during NPS inventories. Wolves are distributed over most of the Kenai pennisula (ADFG 1973); Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2004)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Nishimoto and Rice (1987)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
20
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Aren Gunderson
Last Modified Date
10/11/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Nishimoto, M. and B. Rice. 1987. A re-survey of seabirds and mammals along the south coast of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, during the summer of 1986. Includes checklist of mammals in Kenai Fjords National Park. Appendix III.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on abundance or residency.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
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