Canis lupus
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Eurasian_wolf_2.jpg/220px-Eurasian_wolf_2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Present_distribution_of_gray_wolf_%28canis_lupus%29_subspecies.png/220px-Present_distribution_of_gray_wolf_%28canis_lupus%29_subspecies.png)
Taxonavigation
Familia: Canidae
Subfamilia: Caninae
Tribus: Canini
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis lupus
Subspecies: C. l. albus – C. l. arabs – C. l. arctos – C. l. baileyi – C. l. campestris – C. l. chanco – C. l. columbianus – C. l. communis – C. l. crassodon – C. l. cubanensis – C. l. filchneri – C. l. floridanus – C. l. fuscus – C. l. griseoalbus – C. l. hudsonicus – C. l. irremotus – C. l. italicus – C. l. labradorius – C. l. ligoni – C. l. lupus – C. l. lycaon – C. l. mackenzii – C. l. manningi – C. l. nubilus – C. l. occidentalis – C. l. orion – C. l. pallipes – C. l. pambasileus – C. l. tundrarum – C. l. signatus
Subspecies domestica: C. l. dingo
Subspecies extincta: †C. l. alces – †C. l. beothucus – †C. l. bernardi – †C. l. gregoryi – †C. l. hattai – †C. l. hodophilax – †C. l. mogollonensis – †C. l. monstrabilis – †C. l. youngi
Name
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
- Type locality: “Europæ sylvis, etjam frigidioribus”, restricted to “Sweden” by Thomas (1911: 134).
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL pages 39–40 BHL Reference page.
- Thomas, O. 1911. The Mammals of the Tenth Edition of Linnaeus; an Attempt to fix the Types of the Genera and the exact Bases and Localities of the Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 81(1): 120–158. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1911.tb06995.x BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Khidas, K. 2023. Morphological relationships among populations support a single taxonomic unit for the North American Gray Wolf. Journal of Mammalogy 104(3): 562–577. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyad012
Reference page.
Links
- IUCN: Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 (Least Concern)
- Appendix I. Listed animal in CITES.
Vernacular names
аԥсшәа: Абгаду
Afrikaans: Wolf
አማርኛ: ተኵላ
Ænglisc: Ƿulf
aragonés: Lupo
ܐܪܡܝܐ: ܕܐܒܐ
العربية: ذئب رمادي، ذئب
asturianu: Llobu
অসমীয়া: বাঘ
авар: БацӀ
azərbaycanca: Canavar
Boarisch: Wuif/Woif
башҡортса: Бүре
беларуская: Воўк
български: Вълк
brezhoneg: Bleiz
bosanski: Vuk - Вук
буряад: Шоно
català: Llop
нохчийн: Борз
Chahta anumpa: Nashoba
ᏣᎳᎩ: ᏩᏯ
Tsetsêhestâhese: Hó'nehe
corsu: Lupu
qırımtatarca: Борю
Nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: Mahiihkan - ᒪᐦᐃᐦᑲᓐ
čeština: Vlk obecný
словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ: Влькъ - Ⰲⰾⱐⰽⱏ
чӑвашла: Кашкӑр
Cymraeg: Blaidd
dansk: Ulv
Deutsch: Wolf
Zazaki: Verg
dolnoserbski: Wjelk
ދިވެހިބަސް: ހިޔަޅު
Ελληνικά: Λύκος
emiliàn e rumagnòl: Lauv
English: Grey Wolf
Esperanto: Lupo
español: Lobo
eesti: Hunt
euskara: Otso
فارسی: گرگ
võro: Susi
suomi: Susi
føroyskt: Úlvur
arpetan: Lop
français: Loup gris
furlan: Lôf
Gaeilge: Faolchú
Gàidhlig: Faol
galego: Lobo
𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃
ગુજરાતી: વરુ
客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: 狼
Hawaiʻi: ʻĪlio hae
עברית: זאב מצוי
हिन्दी: भेड़िया
hrvatski: Sivi Vuk
hornjoserbsce: Wjelk
Kreyòl ayisyen: Lou
magyar: Szürke farkas
հայերեն: Գայլ
interlingua: Lupo
Bahasa Indonesia: Serigala
Iñupiatun: Amabuq
Ido: Volfo
íslenska: Úlfur
italiano: Lupo grigio
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut: Amaruq - ᐊᒪᕈᖅ
日本語: オオカミ
Qaraqalpaqsha: Qasqır
ქართული: მგელი - ႫႢႤႪႨ
қазақша: Қасқыр
ភាសាខ្មែរ: វនសុនខ
ಕನ್ನಡ: ತೋಳ
한국어: 늑대
kurdî: گور
коми: Кӧин
kernowek: Blyth
кыргызча: Карышкыр
Ladino: Lovo
Latina: Lupus
Lëtzebuergesch: Wollef
Ligure: Lô
Limburgs: Wouf
lombard: Luf
ລາວ: ຫມາປ່າ
lietuvių: Pilkasis vilkas
latviešu: Vilks
мокшень: Врьгаз
Malagasy: Amboadia
Māori: Wuruhi
македонски: Волк
മലയാളം: ചെന്നായ്
монгол: ᠴᠢᠨᠤᠠ - Чоно
молдовеняскэ: Lup
मराठी: लांडगा
Bahasa Melayu: Serigala - سريڬالا
Malti: Lupu
Mvskoke: Yvhv
эрзянь: Верьгиз
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဝံပုလွေ
Nāhuatl: Cuetlāchtli
Nederlands: Wolf
norsk nynorsk: Ulv
Novial: Lupe
norsk: Gråulv
Nouormand: Loup
Diné bizaad: Mąʼiitsoh
occitan: Lop
ирон: Бирӕгъ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਬਘਿਆੜ
polski: Wilk szary
پښتو: لېوه
português: Lobo
Runa Simi: Lupu
rumantsch: Luf
armãneashti: Lup
română: Lup cenuşiu
русский: Волк
саха тыла: Бөрө
संस्कृतम्: वृकः
sicilianu: Lupu
Scots: Wolf
sardu: Lupu
سنڌي: بگھڙ
davvisámegiella: Gumpe
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Вук - Vuk
සිංහල: වෘකයා
slovenčina: Vlk
slovenščina: Volk
Soomaaliga: Yey
shqip: Ujk
српски / srpski: Вук - Vuk
svenska: Varg
ślůnski: Wolf
தமிழ்: ஓநாய்
తెలుగు: తోడేలు
тоҷикӣ: Гург
ไทย: หมาป่า
ትግርኛ: ተኹላ
Tagalog: Lobo
Türkçe: Kurt
татарча / tatarça: Бүре
reo tahiti: Ruto
удмурт: Кион
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: بۆرە
українська: Вовк
اردو: بھیڑیا
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Bo‘ri
vèneto: Lóvo
Tiếng Việt: Chó sói
walon: Leu
吴语: 狼
ייִדיש: וואלף
文言: 狼
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: 狼
粵語: 狼
中文: 狼
![]() |
For more multimedia, look at Canis lupus on Wikimedia Commons. (en) |