Alaskan tundra wolf

Not to be confused with the Tundra Wolf (Eurasian subspecies).

The Alaskan tundra wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum), also known as the barren-ground wolf,^[3] is a North American subspecies of gray wolf native to the barren grounds of the Arctic coastal tundra region. It was named in 1912 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., who noted that it closely approaches the Great Plains wolf in skull and tooth morphology, though possessing a narrower rostrum and palate.^[4] It is a large, white-colored wolf closely resembling C. l. pambasileus, though lighter in color.^[5] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).^[6]

Alaskan tundra wolf
C. l. tundrarum, Lobo Park, Antequera, Spain
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	Caninae
Genus:	Canis
Species:	C. lupus
Subspecies:	C. l. tundrarum
Trinomial name
Canis lupus tundrarum Miller, 1912[2]
Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America

See also

• Interior Alaskan wolf