Cascade mountain wolf
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Extinct (1940)
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| Subspecies: | C. l. fuscus
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| Canis lupus fuscus Richardson 1839[1]
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The Cascade mountain wolf (Canis lupus fuscus) was a subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus, and was normally found in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.[2] It was originally identified as a separate species from other wolves in the area by Edward Goldman in 1945,[3] though the authority for the species was made much earlier by Richardson in 1839.[4] The subspecies itself became extinct in 1940.[2]
Appearance
It was described as a cinnamon coloured wolf measuring 165 cm and weighing 36–49 kg.[5]
References
- ^ "Canis lupus fuscus Richardson, 1839" – ITIS Report
- ^ a b Charles Bergman (2003). Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America. University of Illinois Press. pp. 256–. ISBN 978-0-252-07125-6.
- ^ Barry Lopez (2004). Of Wolves and Men. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-7432-4936-2.
- ^ Joshua Ross Ginsberg; David David Whyte Macdonald (1990). Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, and Dogs: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Canids. IUCN. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-2-88032-996-9.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Vanished Species by David Day, Universe Books ltd. 1981. ISBN 0-947889-30-2