Mexican wolf
The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as the lobo, is a species of wolf. It is one of the rarest subspecies of the grey wolf. It was once native to southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas and northern Mexico. It is the smallest of North America's gray wolves.
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| Wolf at the Rio Grande Zoo showing its back and hind coloring | |
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| Subspecies: | C. l. baileyi
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| Canis lupus baileyi (Nelson & Goldman, 1929)
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Mexican Wolf Media
Mexican wolf skull.
The Aztec god Xolotl, depicted here in the 15th century Codex Fejervary-Mayer, may have been based on the Mexican wolf rather than a dog as once believed.
A pair of Mexican wolves with pups at Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in Socorro, New Mexico
