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Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.39

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Canidae
genus
Canis
species
Canis lupus

Name

Synonyms
Canis furlongi Hay, 1927
Canis nubilus Say, 1823
Canis pambasileus Elliot, 1905
Canis petrolei Stock, 1938
Canis tundrarum Miller, 1912
Lupus gigas Townsend, 1850
Lupus lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
'Īlio hae in language.
Adi canavar in Azerbaijani
Amabuq in Inupiaq
Amaroq in Kalaallisut
Amaruq - ᐊᒪᕈᖅ in Inuktitut
Amboadia in Malagasy
American Wolf in English
Arctic Wolf in English
Arctic Wolf in English
Arctic Wolf in English
Arctic Wolf in English
Avrasya Kurdu in Turkish
Black Wolf in English
Blaidd in Welsh
Bleiz in Breton
Blyth in Cornish
Boʻri in Uzbek
Bo‘ri in Uzbek
Cachorro doméstico in Portuguese
Canavar in Azerbaijani
Canis lupus in Spanish
Chó sói in Vietnamese
Common Wolf in English
Dalehö in Afar
Dheeb in Arabic
Faol in Scottish Gaelic
Faolchú in Irish
Farkas in Hungarian
Farkas in Hungarian
Fjallaúlvur in Faroese
Gray Wolf in English
Gray Wolf in English
Gray Wolf in English
Gray Wolf in English
Gray Wolf in English
Gray Wolf in English
Gray Wolf in English
Grey Wolf in English
Grey Wolf, Wolf in English
Grey wolf in English
Grå ulv in Danish
Hahk händikaz in language.
Hallhunt in Estonian
Haushund in language.
Hunt in Estonian
Hunt in Estonian
Händikaz in language.
Hó'nehe in language.
Järgeline händikaz in language.
Kurt in Turkish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al., 2020: null. Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Monotremata to Rodentia. 631.
  3. Chans JJ, Garrido S, Calderón J (2006) Informe sobre la biodiversidad de Doñana. Listado de Organismos. En: Máñez M. (IP) Diseño y puesta a punto del programa de seguimiento de procesos y recursos naturales en el Parque Nacional de Doñana. Memoria final. Estación Biológica de Doñana-Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales.
  4. Lance A. Durden,Beaucournu,Jean-Claude,Konstans Wells,Trevor N. Petney,Maklarin B. Lakim,Robert B. O’Hara (Apr-18-2012) Ectoparasite infestation patterns of domestic dogs in suburban and rural areas in Borneo
  5. Román J, Arias A M, Arroyo J L, Bastianelli G, Calzada J, Clavero M, Cobo M D, Díaz-Paniagua C, Ibáñez C, Juste J, Martínez A, Nogueras J, de los Reyes L, Revilla E, Rodríguez R, Rodríguez-Rodríguez E J, del Valle J L, Janss G F E, Tablado Z, D'Amico M, Navarro L M (2025). Checklist of the vertebrate fauna of the Doñana Biosphere Reserve (Spain) - 2025. Version 1.0. Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC). Checklist dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/idnt5f
  6. Sillero-Zubiri, C. / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Canidae (Dogs). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 352-446.
  7. Valverde JA (1960) Vertebrados de las Marismas del Guadalquivir (Introducción a su estudio ecológico). Archivos del Instituto de Aclimatación. Vol. IX. Almería. 168 pp.
  8. Wilson & Reeder (2005) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
  9. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  11. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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