Mexican wolf

subspecies of mammal

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.

Mexican Gray Wolf
Wolf at the Rio Grande Zoo showing its back and hind coloring
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C. l. baileyi
Trinomial name
Canis lupus baileyi
(Nelson & Goldman, 1929)