Mackenzie River wolf

The Mackenzie River 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.[3] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[4]

Mackenzie River wolf
Scientific classification
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)[1][2]
Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America

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

References

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