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    Captive male red wolf.jpg · Resized and converted to WebP for display. United States Fishing and Wildlife Service's Red Wolf Recovery Program (USFWS) · CC BY 2.0

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    Red Wolf

    Canis rufus

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraCanidae

    The red wolf is a North American wolf with a complex conservation and taxonomic history. It should not be reduced to a coat-color form of every other wolf, and changing classifications require careful source comparison.

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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyCanidae
    8. GenusCanis
    9. SpeciesCanis rufus
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Caniformia suborder
    25. Canidae family
    26. Canis genus
    27. Canis rufus species
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    Physical traits

    The body is relatively slender, with long legs and ears and a coat that can include reddish tones.

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    Habitat and range

    Wooded and wetland-associated landscapes feature in its natural history; current occurrence must be checked against dated recovery records.

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    Diet and nutrition

    Small mammals and ungulates contribute to its carnivorous diet.

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    Behavior and activity

    Family associations and defended areas organize its social life. Breeding and recovery-program observations should be distinguished from evidence about all wild populations.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in United States.

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    Evidence

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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