Wolf Revealing Paws

Glossary

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

Domestic Dog

Biological name Canis lupus familiaris.

Until 1993, the biological name of the domestic dog was Canis familiaris.

Grey Wolf
(Canis lupus)

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)

Red Wolf
(Canis lupus rufus)

Red Wolf Canis rufus

Dingo
(Canis lupus dingo)

Dingo canis lupus dingo

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Wolf

(Canis lupus)

The grey wolf is often simply known as the wolf.

There are 39 subspecies of wolf, including the grey wolf, red wolf, the dingo and the domestic dog. DNA sequencing has confirmed that the grey wolf and the domestic dog share common ancestry.