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 - 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: 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 - 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.
Natural Role - Lobos of the Southwest
WEBThe Mexican gray wolf is a critically endangered, native species that once numbered in the thousands of animals throughout southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas and northern Mexico.
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 - Defenders of Wildlife
WEBThe Mexican gray wolf is a subspecies of the gray wolf, commonly referred to as “el lobo”. Though they once numbered in the thousands, these wolves were wiped out in the U.S. by the mid-1970s, with just a handful existing in zoos.
Mexican gray wolf - Biological Diversity
WEBSAVING THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF. The smallest gray wolf subspecies in North America, the Mexican gray wolf is also one of the rarest and most imperiled mammals on the continent. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (and its predecessor agency) poisoned and trapped almost all Mexican wolves from the wild from 1915 until 1973; the last five …