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Prairie Wolf
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see coyote.
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Coyote - with a 14-in. (36-cm) tail; they stand 21 in. (53 cm) at the shoulder and usually weigh about 30 lb (14 kg).
At Prairie Wolf Slough, a prairie and wetland restoration on former cropland within a landscape-level savanna context, Bufo americanus, Pseudacris triseriata and Rana pipiens have become abundant in only a few years.
Coyotes (prairie wolf) are native to North and Central America although they are believed to have split off from the European grey wolf. They are a species in their own right, differing from wolves in vocalization patterns, ecology, pack structure.
Coyote, prairie wolf, brush wolf
The coyote is the star of many North American Indian stories, who believe it is the chief of the pre-human animal age.
Crab spider ...
ABBREVIATION : CALA COMMON NAMES : coyote brush wolf prairie wolf American jackal TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name for the coyote is Canis latrans Say. It is in the family Canidae.
The coyote (Canis latrans, meaning "barking dog", also prairie wolf) is a member of the Canidae (dog) family and a relative of the domestic dog. Coyotes are native to North America and are only found in North America south to Costa Rica.
Although often called "prairie wolf," the extensive range of the coyote includes from sea level to well over 3,000 m and habitats ranging from desert scrub through grassland into the timbered sections of the West.
aka American Jackal, Brush Wolf, Prairie Wolf
Canis latrans
Coyotes, like wolves, are members of the dog family. With their long, coarse fur, bottle-shaped tails, and large, erect ears, they resemble small German shepherds.
Also known as:
Wolf, Timber Wolf, Tundra Wolf, Lobo, Prairie Wolf, Mexican Wolf, Arctic Wolf
Length:
Average: 1,100 mm males; 1,050 kg, females
Range: 1,000-1,300 mm males; 870-1,170 mm females ...
Other Names
Timber Wolf, Prairie Wolf, Mexican Wolf, Arctic Wolf
Size
Length: males 1.0m - 1.3m; females; 0.9m - 1.2m ...
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Also know as Wolf, Timber Wolf, Tundra Wolf, Lobo, and Prairie Wolf.
Species Code: CALU ...
 See also: Wolf, Coyote, Jackal, Gray Wolf, Rabbit
  
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