Mackenzie River wolf

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Mackenzie River wolf

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
C. lupus
Subspecies:
C. l. mackenzii
Trinomial name
Canis lupus mackenzii
Anderson, 1943 (1908)[2][3]
Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America
Synonyms

Canis albus mackenzii

The Mackenzie River wolf or Mackenzie Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus mackenzii) is a subspecies of gray wolf which is found in Canada's southern portion of Northwest Territories. Not much has been published on Canis lupus mackenzii but one of the most comprehensive studies was done in 1954 by W.A. Fuller, Wolf Control Operations, Southern Mackenzie District, Canada Wildlife Service Report.[citation needed] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[4]

This wolf subspecies can be found in Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Canis lupus". explorer.natureserve.org. Northwest Territories: S5
  2. ^ "Canis lupus mackenzii Anderson, 1943". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ISBN 978-2-88032-996-9
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  4. OCLC 62265494. url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA576
  5. ^ "Thaidene Në né National Park Reserve becomes N.W.T.'s newest protected area | CBC News".
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