How many wolf species are there? ?
Currently, there are only two separate species of wolves recognized in the world: The gray wolf (Canis lupus) and the red wolf (Canis rufus). By far the gray wolf is the most abundant and populations can be found in North America and Eurasia. The gray wolf is made up of several subspecies, meaning that they are all considered to be a gray wolf but the region in which they developed in has created a unique feature to a particular population of gray wolves thus earning them a subspecies status. In North America, 4 or 5 subspecies of the gray wolf is recognized. Here is a list containing their scientific name with some common name is parenthesis. Canis lupus occidentalis (Rocky Mountain Wolf, Mackenzie Valley Wolf, Northwestern Wolf); Canis lupus nubilus (Great Plains Wolf); Canis lupus lycaon (Eastern Wolf, Eastern Timber Wolf); Canis lupus arctos (Arctic Wolf); Canis lupus baileyi (Mexican wolves, Mexican Grey Wolf, or Lobo). Yes, you counted correctly that I listed 5 subspecies, the tr
