•Gray Wolf - the most common species, normally referred to
simply as "wolf". There are several sub-species of this breed.
These are:
•** Arctic Wolf - This species is not endangered but is on the
lower concern list.
◦Arabian Wolf - This species is critically endangered.
◦Eastern Timber Wolf - This species is endangered.
◦Eurasian Wolf - This species is not endangered but is on the
lower concern list.
◦Mexican Wolf - This species is critically endangered.
◦Italian Wolf - Although this species is not engendered it is
listed as Vulnerable.
◦Mackenzie Valley Wolf - Also known as the Rocky Mountain Wolf,
Alaskan Timber Wolf or Canadian Timber Wolf. This species is not
endangered but is on the lower concern list.
◦Russian Wolf - This species is not endangered but is on the
lower concern list.
◦Iberian Wolf - This species is one step away from being classed
as vulnerable. They are listed as Conservation dependent, meaning
that with out the conservation efforts they would become endangered
very quickly.
◦Great Plains Wolf - Also known as the Buffalo Wolf. This
species is not endangered but is on the lower concern list.
◦Tundra Wolf - This species is not endangered but is on the
lower concern list.
◦Southern-East Asian Wolf - also known as the Turkish or Iranian
wolf. This species in endangered.
◦Caspian Sea Wolf - This species is endangered.
◦Dingo - This species is listed as vulnerable.
◦Vancouver Island Wolf - This species is endangered.
◦Egyptian Jackal - Also a sub-species of the Jackal. This
species is critically endangered.
◦Himalayan Wolf - disputed as a sub-species of the grey wolf and
was thought to belong to the Tibetan wolf species. Now, this
species is critically endangered.
•Red Wolf - Found in eastern USA. This species is critically
endangered.
•Prairie wolf - also known as coyote. This species is not
endangered but is on the lower concern list.
•Eastern Canadian Wolf - a newly recognised species, thought to
be a relation of both the prairie wolf and the gray wolf, and is
something classified as a Grey wolf sub-species. This species is
endangered.
•Ethiopian Wolf - A wolf that very closely resembles a fox. This
species is endangered.
•Indian Wolf - Another recently recognise species, thought
originally to be a sub-species of Southern-East Asian Wolf, now
known to be a species in its own right.
•Maned Wolf - Found exclusively in South America. This species
is critically endangered.
There are also several species of wolf that are now extinct.
These include:
•Hokkaido Wolf - One of the two Japanese wolf species. Confirmed
extinct in 1889.
•Honshū Wolf - The second of the Japanese wolf species, also
extinct. Confirmed to be extinct in 1905.
•Dire Wolf - A prehistoric wolf. Estimated to have become
extinct around 10,000 years ago.
•Newfoundland Wolf - A sub-species of the grey wolf, now
extinct. Confirmed to be extinct in 1911.
