Florida black wolf facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Florida black wolf |
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| A Florida black wolf as drawn by James Audubon in Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America | |
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Extinct (1934)
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
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†C. l. floridanus
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| Canis lupus floridanus Miller, 1912
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Canis floridanus (Miller, 1912) |
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The Florida black wolf (Canis lupus floridanus), also known as the Florida wolf and the black wolf, is an extinct subspecies of Canis lupus that lived in Florida. This subspecies became extinct in 1934 due to crowding out of its habitat and hunting.
See also
In Spanish: Canis lupus floridanus para niños
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