Hudson Bay wolf

Hudson Bay wolf
C. l. hudsonicus, Olomouc Zoo, Czech Republic
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Canis
Species:	C. lupus
Subspecies:	C. l. hudsonicus
Trinomial name
Canis lupus hudsonicus Goldman, 1941
Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America
Synonyms
Canis albus hudsonicus

The Hudson Bay wolf (Canis lupus hudsonicus) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the northern Kivalliq Region, including the northwestern coast of Hudson Bay in Canada. It was first classed as a distinct subspecies in 1941 by Edward Goldman, who described it as being a white colored, medium-sized subspecies similar to C. l. arctos , but with a flatter skull. ^[2] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005). ^[3]

References

1. "Canis lupus". explorer.natureserve.org. Nunavut: S5
2. Goldman, E. A. (1941), Three new Wolves from North America, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 54: 109- 113
3. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 575–577. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494. url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA576