Hudson Bay wolf
Appearance
	
	
| Hudson Bay wolf | |
|---|---|
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| C. l. hudsonicus, Olomouc Zoo, Czech Republic | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Carnivora | 
| Suborder: | Caniformia | 
| Family: | Canidae | 
| Subfamily: | Caninae | 
| Genus: | Canis | 
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. l. hudsonicus | 
| Trinomial name | |
| Canis lupus hudsonicus Goldman, 1941 | |
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| Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America | |
| Synonyms | |
| Canis albus hudsonicus | |
The Hudson Bay wolf (Canis lupus hudsonicus) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the northern Kivalliq Region, including the northwestern coast of Hudson Bay in Canada. It was first classed as a distinct subspecies in 1941 by Edward Goldman, who described it as being a white colored, medium-sized subspecies similar to C. l. arctos, but with a flatter skull.[2] This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).[3]

References
[edit]- ^ "Canis lupus". explorer.natureserve.org. Nunavut: S5 
- ^ Goldman, E. A. (1941), Three new Wolves from North America, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 54: 109- 113
- ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 575–577. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA576
External links
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