British Columbia wolf
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| Melanistic C. l. columbianus, Lower Post, British Columbia | |
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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
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