Red Wolf
Canis rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Canidae |
| Genus | Canis |
| Species | Canis rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
CR Critically Endangered
Assessed in 2018.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
National ranks
- United States
- N1 Critically Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- Georgia
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Texas
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Arkansas
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Mississippi
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- North Carolina
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Louisiana
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Indiana
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Florida
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Illinois
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- South Carolina
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Tennessee
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Kentucky
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Alabama
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Oklahoma
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Virginia
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Missouri
- SX Presumed Extirpated
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Paradiso, J.L. & Nowak, R.M. 1973. Data on the red wolf in Alabama. Journal of Mammalogy 54: 506–509. doi:10.2307/1379139
How to cite this account
Canis rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2259. https://cavebiology.org/species/canis-rufus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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