Indian wolf

Indian wolf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
C. lupus
Subspecies:
C. l. pallipes
Trinomial name
Canis lupus pallipes
Sykes, 1831[2]
Canis lupus pallipes distribution
Synonyms

Canis pallipes pallipes

The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) is a subspecies of gray wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It is intermediate in size between the Himalayan wolf and the Arabian wolf, and lacks the former's luxuriant winter coat due to it living in warmer conditions.[3] Within this subspecies, the "Indian plains wolf" is genetically basal to all other extant Canis lupus apart from the older-lineage Himalayan wolf, with both proposed as separate species.[4][5] The Indian wolf travels in smaller packs and is less vocal than other variants of the gray wolf,[6] and has a reputation for being cunning.[7][8] The Indian wolf is one of the most endangered populations of gray wolf in the world.[9]

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