Coyote
Canis latrans Say, 1823
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Canidae |
| Genus | Canis |
| Species | Canis latrans Say, 1823 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, Oklahoma
Counties
- Kentucky
- Woodford
- Oklahoma
- Delaware
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2018.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Alaska
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- DE
- SU Unrankable
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Utah
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- S5 Secure
- NN
- S5 Secure
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- RI
- SU Unrankable
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- ME
- S5 Secure
- NH
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- NE
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- ND
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Fenolio, D.B. 2012. 2012 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 3 pp.
How to cite this account
Canis latrans Say, 1823. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2258. https://cavebiology.org/species/canis-latrans/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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