Newfoundland wolf
The Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothucus) is an extinct subspecies of grey wolf that was native to Newfoundland. It is described as being a medium-sized,[1] slender-skulled wolf with a white pelt, though melanists also occurred. In comparison to its mainland relatives it bears a striking difference in its internal accessory cusp angles allowing for distinction between subspecies.[2] The last specimen was reportedly killed in 1911.[3] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[4]
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Skull
Newfoundland wolf | |
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Stuffed specimen | |
Extinct (1911) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Canis |
Species: | C. lupus |
Subspecies: | †C. l. beothucus |
Trinomial name | |
Canis lupus beothucus | |
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Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America |
See also
References
- Mech, L. David (1981), The Wolf: The Ecology and Behaviour of an Endangered Species, University of Minnesota Press, p. 352, ISBN 0-8166-1026-6
- Allen, Glover; Barbour, Thomas (May 1937). "The Newfoundland Wolf". Journal of Mammalogy. American Society of Mammalogists. 18 (2): 229–234. doi:10.2307/1374474. JSTOR 1374474.
- Glover, A. (1942), Extinct and vanishing mammals of the western hemisphere, with the marine species of all the oceans, American Committee for International Wild Life Protection, pp. 205-206.
- Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 575–577. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA576
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