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They are both the same kind of wolves, just two different names. The biggest wolves are the artic wolves (these are also gray and timber wolves, just with a different name). Artic wolves can weigh over 200 pounds.
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Is a wolf bigger than a lynx?
It depends on the breed of dog. For example, a toy poodle would be smaller than a wolf, however, a great dane would be much larger than a wolf. So, some breeds are larger and some breeds are smaller.
Are gray wolves more dangerous than red wolves?
no because they are just different colors
How are gray and red wolves different?
The gray wolf ranges over a good part of the world, existing in many subspecies, some which are no larger than the coyote. The typical gray wolf of North America is a large, heavy subspecies, which can weigh to 140 pounds in some cases. The red wolf rarely exceeds 80 pounds. Red wolves have tawny, reddish, colored flanks and around the muzzle as well. Gray wolves are normally gray and white, but can be black, white, or a mixture of these colors. The red wolf has larger ears in proportion to it's body size too. The red wolf is a critically endangered species, with the eastern North Carolina swamps of the Alligator River Refuge their only current home in the wild, where some 110 exist in several packs.
What is the difference between the Mexican gray wolf and the gray wolf?
there are two species of wolves. the red wolf and the gray wolf. the mexican gray wolf is a type of gray wolf. so they are actually the same but the mexican gray wolf just specifies the region its in whereas the gray wolf is more of an umbrella term. :)
Why is a gray wolf called a timber wolf?
There are only three species of wolves: gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, and red wolf. Timber wolves are only a subspecies of gray wolves.
Are there more than one kind of gray wolves?
There is: Timber or Grey wolf Red wolf Ethiopian Wolf Mexican Wolf Arctic Wolf Eastern Wolf Eurasian Wolf Italian Wolf Tundra Wolf Maned Wolf
What is the species of the gray wolf?
The gray wolf is a nonspecific subspecies of the wolf, Canis lupus, which has 39 named subspecies including the domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris.The Eurasian gray wolf is Canis lupus lupus.The gray wolf is Canis Lupus. The red wolf is Canis Rufus.
What is the rarest wolf coat color?
On a gray wolf it is red, and pure white.
What is the scientific name of a common wolf?
The Gray wolf is Canis Lupus. The red wolf is Canis Rufus.
If the red wolf is Canis rufus what is the scientific name for a black wolf?
The red wolf is a species however there is no such species as a black wolf, therefore no scientific name. But as 'rufus' is latin for red, I guess the latin word for 'black' would be used in the 'Black Wolf' Species' scientific name.
What is wolves in Latin?
Canis Lupus (Gray Wolf) Canis Rufus (Red Wolf)
What size is the red wolf?
Larger than the coyote, but smaller than the gray wolf..Males can weigh up to eighty pounds..
