Red Wolf Classification Kingdom -AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass
MammaliaOrder CarnivoreFamily CanidaeGenus CanisSpecies - rufus
Description Shape- long legs, ears, brown , gray, orange
Length- 4.5 feet long (include tail)
Height- about 26 inches
Weight-50-80 lbs
Colors &markingsMainly brown with blended colors and
cinnamon red to almost black.
Light marking above the eyes are also common.
Habitat Part of world-They live in United States, Texas,
Florida.
Environment-live in wild
Diet Meat- Rabbits, rodents and deer
Plants- berries
Family lifeNumber born- 6 pups but know for 14
Gestation-61-63 days
When born- Mating occurs from January-April young are born in
the spring.
Care of- weaning occurs 8-10 weeks
Shelter-uses a pipes of logs, digs a hole in the ground or cave
from rain or cold.
Social behavior Its is sometimes active in the day during winter
mouths.
They are mean.
Characteristics Defenses- by opening its jaw wide threaten to
bite the enemy.Acquiring food- sometimes they hunt in packs.Life
span 6-7 in the wild up to 15 years.Temperament- active at night,
social, shy.
History of red wolvesHistory is sketchy some biologists think it
is a hybrid of the grey wolf (from Asia 700,000 yrs old) and coyote
others Pleistocene wolf that got separated some believe true
species found only in North America .Present Statues: its a
endangered species.
Relationship to human As humans move to a red wolves habitat,
wolves create a threat of loss of livestock due to wolves
predation.
