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Mackenzie River wolf

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Gray wolf

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Canis lupus mackenzii

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Similar
  
Bernard's wolf, Gray wolf, Cascade mountain wolf, Manitoba wolf, Greenland wolf

The Mackenzie River wolf (Canis lupus mackenzii) is a subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus, and is found in the Canadian Northwest Territories.

Not much has been "published" on Canis lupus mackenzii but one of the most comprehensive studies was done in 1954 by W.A. Fuller, Wolf Control Operations, Southern Mackenzie District, Canada Wildlife Service Report.

In 1992, this wolf was re-classified as Canis lupus occidentalis, the Mackenzie Valley wolf, common with wolves in Alaska and Western Canada.

References

Mackenzie River wolf Wikipedia