British Columbia wolf
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| Melanistic C. l. columbianus, Lower Post, British Columbia | |
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| Subspecies: | C. l. columbianus
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| Canis lupus columbianus Goldman, 1941
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The British Columbia wolf (Canis lupus columbianus) is a possible subspecies of gray wolf which occurs throughout much of British Columbia, west of the Rocky and Stikine mountains. It was first classed as a distinct subspecies in 1941 by Edward Goldman, who described it as being a large subspecies, with a skull closely resembling that of C. l. pambasileus, and whose fur is generally of a cinnamon-buff color.[1]
As of 2005[update],[2] it is considered a valid subspecies by MSW3, though it is classed as a synonym of C. l. occidentalis by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[3]
References
- ^ Goldman, E. A. (1941), Three new Wolves from North America, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 54: 109- 113
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ "An account of the taxonomy of North American wolves from morphological and genetic analyses". North American Fauna. 77: 1–67. 2012. doi:10.3996/nafa.77.0001. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
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