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The Mexican gray wolf is the smallest of North America's gray wolves, and is similar to the Great Plains wolf (C. l. nubilus), though it is distinguished by its smaller, narrower skull and its darker pelt, which is yellowish-gray and heavily clouded with black over the back and tail.
The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as the lobo mexicano (or, simply, lobo) [a] is a subspecies of gray wolf (C. lupus) native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico.
Learn about the Mexican Wolf, the rarest and most genetically distinct subspecies of the Grey Wolf in North America. Find out its characteristics, reproduction, diet, behaviour and conservation status.
Learn about the Mexican gray wolf, the most genetically distinct lineage of wolves in the Western Hemisphere, and how it is endangered by illegal killings and poor genetic diversity. Find out how the Endangered Species Act and the Recovery Plan can help save this iconic predator and its ecosystem.
The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) or “lobo” is the most genetically distinct lineage of gray wolves in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most endangered mammals in North America. By the mid-1980s, hunting, trapping, and poisoning caused the extinction of lobos in the wild, with only a handful remaining in captivity.
The Mexican gray wolf is the smallest, southernmost, and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America. Mexican Gray Wolves are the most endangered wolf in the world. At one point in time, there were only 7 Mexican Gray Wolves in the wild; 6 males and 1 pregnant female.
The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the most genetically distinct subspecies of the gray wolf. They are smaller than other gray wolf subspecies, with a body that ranges from 4.5 to 6 feet long and a proportionally long tail (between 10 and 18 inches).
