Red Wolf

The red wolf is a canine native to the southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote and gray wolf. The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being a separate species, a subspecies of the gray wolf Canis lupus rufus, or a coywolf has been contentious for nearly a century.

Scientific name: Canis rufus

Higher classification: Canis

Rank: Species

Gestation period: about 60 days

Family: Canidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Carnivora