Mexican wolf - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as the lobo mexicano (or, simply, lobo) [a] is a subspecies of gray wolf (C. lupus) native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico.
Conserving the Mexican Wolf | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEBThe Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), is the smallest, southern-most occurring, rarest, and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America. Mexican wolves typically weigh 50 - 80 pounds and measure about 5 ½ feet from nose to tail, and stand 28 to 32 inches at the shoulder.
Mexican Gray Wolf: What You Need To Know - Earthjustice
WEBWhat is a Mexican gray wolf, and how is it different from a gray wolf? The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)—the “lobo” of Southwestern lore—is the most genetically distinct lineage of wolves in the Western Hemisphere.
Mexican Gray Wolf - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
WEBThe Mexican gray wolf is the smallest of North America's gray wolves, and is similar to the Great Plains wolf (C. l. nubilus), though it is distinguished by its smaller, narrower skull and its darker pelt, which is yellowish-gray and heavily clouded with …
Mexican Gray Wolf - Endangered Species Coalition
WEBThe Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), a highly intelligent and socially complex carnivore, is the most endangered wolf subspecies in the world.
How Mexican Wolves Were Saved From Extinction
WEBOct 16, 2023 — The Mexican wolf, a subspecies of the gray wolf, adapted to the warmer and more arid climates of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and northern Mexico. At their apex, thousands of Mexican wolves (aka “lobos”) populated the southwest, mostly in or near forested, mountainous terrain.
Mexican Gray Wolf - Wolf Conservation Center
WEBThe Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the southernmost and most genetically distinct subspecies of the North American gray wolf. From prehistoric to fairly recent times, the Mexican wolf, or lobo, ranged from central and northern Mexico to western Texas, southern New Mexico, and central Arizona.
Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) - projectcoyote.org
WEBGray wolves in the Southwestern US, in southern Arizona and New Mexico, developed adaptations to their environment and over time evolved into a genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolves known as the Mexican gray wolf.
Mexican Gray Wolf: Biology
WEBThe Mexican gray wolf is the smallest, rarest, and southern-most occurring wolf in the United States. Once numbering in the thousands, Mexican wolves were eliminated from the U.S. landscape by 1970.
Mexican gray wolf - WildEarth Guardians
WEBAug 1, 2024 — The Mexican wolf, also known as the lobo, is the smallest subspecies of gray wolf. It is uniquely adapted to the arid environments of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, its historic range. Predator control programs nearly succeeded in eliminating the Mexican wolf from the landscape by 1970.