1. Where Are They From?

2. The Choices Each wolf listed below has a corresponding slide.
Common grey wolf
Iberian wolf
Arctic wolf
Alexander Archipelago wolf
Timber wolf
Arabian wolf
Common red wolf (not actually considered a type of grey wolf by many taxonomists, but they are technically a subspecies)
(You might want to take note of all of these, because you’re going to need it later.)

3. Canis lupus arctos
ARCTIC WOLF
North America, esp. within the Arctic Circle
Eats lemmings, arctic hares, musk oxen, and caribou, but will kill and eat virtually any animal they can catch
They live in subzero temperatures; the average spring temperature is -22 degrees F.
Size:
36 to 60in in length
Adult males are approx. 175 lbs

4. Canis lupus ligoni
ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO WOLF
southeast Alaska
Will prey on deer, moose, birds, small mammals, and salmon.
Size: about 42in in length
Weight varies from pounds
Recent studies suggest that this wolf may have evolved from the Great Plains Wolf

5. Canis lupus lycaon
TIMBER WOLF
North America, esp. northern U.S.
Size:
60 to 66in in length
Can weigh anywhere from 50 to 100 lbs.
First gray wolf subspecies to be identified in North America
Have a variety of different colors, from black to grey to brown to white.

6. Canis lupus signatus
IBERIAN WOLF
Iberian Peninsula
Their diet varies depending on where they live; northern packs eat different types of deer, more southern packs eat rabbits, and western packs eat the remains off of chicken and pig farms.
These wolves are not recognized as grey wolves by some taxonomists because of their reddish fur.

7. Canis lupus lupus
COMMON GREY WOLF
Europe and Asia
Size:
40-65 in in length
lbs
This wolf was the first identified subspecies of the grey wolf.
Feed on rodents, fruits, berries, fish, and deer. They may or may not hunt in packs.

8. Canis lupus arab
ARABIAN WOLF
Arabia
Smallest wolf subspecies, but largest canid where it lives
Only found in packs when food is plentiful

9. Canis lupus rufus
COMMON RED WOLF
North America, esp. continental U.S.
Preys mostly on small to medium sized animals, but will eat deer if they are available
Size:
55-65in in length
Weigh anywhere from 40 to 90 lbs
Declared extinct in the wild in 1980s, but made a comeback; there are currently a couple hundred in the wild