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Gray wolf laying in grass

Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Public domain)

Scientific name	Canis lupus	Taxonomic rank	Species
Author	Linnaeus, 1758	Valid name	yes

Taxonomic information		Reference
Kingdom	Animalia	PESI webservices (simplified taxonony) (2012)
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Canidae
Genus	Canis

GBIF page

IUCN Red List page

NCBI:9612

N2000 code: 1352

Conservation status 2006 (art. 17)

Invasive species information

ITIS:180596 (valid)

UNEP-WCMC page

CoL: accepted name

Wikipedia:Gray wolf

Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary

PESI page (Accepted)

Encyclopedia of Life:328607

Area	Status	International threat code	Reference
Italian subpopulation	Vulnerable	VU	IUCN (2000)
Spanish-Portuguese subpopulation	Lower Risk: Conservation Dependent	LRc	IUCN (2000)
World	Lower Risk: Least Concern	LRl	IUCN (2004)
Europe	Least Concern	LC	IUCN (2009)
European Union (25 Member States)	Least Concern	LC	IUCN (2009)

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