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Subspecies of carnivore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hudson Bay wolf (Canis lupus hudsonicus) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the northern Kivalliq Region, including the northwestern coast of Hudson Bay in Canada. It was first classed as a distinct subspecies in 1941 by Edward Goldman, who described it as being a white colored, medium-sized subspecies similar to C. l. arctos, but with a flatter skull.[2] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[3]
Hudson Bay wolf | |
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C. l. occidentalis, Olomouc Zoo, Czech Republic | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Canis |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. l. hudsonicus |
Trinomial name | |
Canis lupus hudsonicus Goldman, 1941 | |
Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America | |
Synonyms | |
Canis albus hudsonicus |
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