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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Canis lupus
Species recognized by Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Listed Species in Texas, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Austria Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Croatia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Estonia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Latvia Species List, Lebanon Species List, Libya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macedonia Species List, Moldova Species List, Mongolia Species List, Nepal Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Palestine Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Serbia Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Tajikistan Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Turkey Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, wikipedia SZL, Mikmaq names, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Aenocyon milleri
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis familiaris
Synonym according to CITES
Canis furlongi
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis himalayensis
Synonym according to CITES
Canis indica
Synonym according to CITES
Canis lupus dingo
Synonym according to CITES
Canis lycaon
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis lycaon
Synonym according to CITES
Canis milleri
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis niger
Synonym according to CITES
Canis nubilus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis pambasileus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis petrolei
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Canis rufus
Synonym according to CITES
Canis tundrarum
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Lupus gigas
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Grey Wolf
Recognized by CITES, Flickr BHL, and admin
Gray Wolf
Recognized by PlanetScott
Common Wolf
Recognized by CITES
Timber Wolf
Recognized by CITES
Gray wolf
Recognized by AnAge and Flickr BHL
Grey wolf
Recognized by Flickr BHL
common wolf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
grey wolf
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
timber wolf
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Abkhazian

Абгаду preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Adyghe

Тыгъужъ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Wolf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Ujku preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

ተኵላ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ذئب رمادي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

գորշ գայլ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Atikamekw

mahikan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Avaric

БацӀ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

adi canavar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Бүре preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

otso preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bavarian

Wuif preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

воўк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

নেকড়ে preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Vuk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Bleiz gris preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

вълк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ဝံပုလွေ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

llop preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Chechen

Borz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Кашкăр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Bleydh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Corsican

Lupu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cree

ᒪᐦᐃᐦᑲᓐ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Vuk
Recognized by CITES
Sivi vuk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Vlk
Recognized by CITES
vlk obecný preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Ulv
Recognized by CITES
ulv preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Wolf
Recognized by CITES
wolf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Erzya

верьгиз preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

lupo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Hunt
Recognized by CITES
Susi
Recognized by CITES
hunt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Úlvur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Susi
Recognized by CITES and admin
susi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Loup gris
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Loup vulgaire
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Loup
Recognized by CITES
Loup commun preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Lobo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

მგელი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Wolf (Der)
Recognized by admin
Wolf
Recognized by CITES
Wolfe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Λύκος preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

jaguaru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Haitian; Haitian Creole

Lou preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

זאב מצוי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

Bheriya
Recognized by CITES
Bighana
Recognized by CITES
Nekra
Recognized by CITES
भेड़िया preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Farkas
Recognized by CITES
szürke farkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Úlfur preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Volfo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

serigala preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ingush

Бордз preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)

lupo gris preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inuktitut

ᐊᒪᕈᒃ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inupiaq

Amaġuq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

mac tíre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Lupo preferred
Recognized by CITES and admin
Lupo comune
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

タイリクオオカミ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin
オオカミ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

serigala preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabardian Circassian

Дыгъужъ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabiyè

Kpentɔɔyaɣ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Aɣsi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Amaroq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kashmiri

رامہٕ ہوٗن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kashubian

Tósz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Қасқыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Карышкыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Komi

Кӧин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

회색늑대 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Gur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lak

барцӏ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lao

ໝາປ່າ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

pelēkais vilks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Wouf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Lupo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Vilkas
Recognized by CITES
Pilkasis vilkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Livvi

Hukku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Wulf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Wollef preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

волк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Amboadia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Serigala preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ചെന്നായ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maltese

Lupu preferred
Recognized by CITES

Manx

moddey oaldey preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

लांडगा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Meadow Mari

Пире preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Min Dong

Lòng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

გერი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Miꞌkmaq

Paqtesm preferred
Recognized by Mikmaq names

Moksha

Вьрьгаз preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Саарал чоно preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nahuatl

Cuetlāchtli preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Mąʼiitsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

ब्वाँसो preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

gumpe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Ulv preferred
Recognized by CITES
ulv preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Lop preferred
Recognized by admin

Old Church Slavonic

Влькъ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Бирæгъ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

گرگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Picard

Leu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Wilk
Recognized by CITES
wilk szary preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
wilk
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pontic

Λύκον preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Lobo comum
Recognized by CITES
Lobo preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Punjabi

ਬਘਿਆੜ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

لېوه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Lupu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Lup
Recognized by CITES
lup cenușiu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romansh

Luf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

волк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Rusyn

Вовк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Бөрө preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

wouf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

madadh-allaidh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Вук preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Vuk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Bhumi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sicilian

lupu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

بگھڙ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Vlk dravý
Recognized by CITES
vlk dravý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Yeey preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Lobo común
Recognized by CITES
Lobo
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Lobo gris preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
volk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Varg
Recognized by CITES
gråvarg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ulv
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
varg
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Lobong gray preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Гург preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஓநாய் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Бүре preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

బూడిదరంగు తోడేలు preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

หมาป่า preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tibetan

སྤྱང་ཀི preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tunisian Arabic

dh'ib preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ذيب preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Kurt
Recognized by CITES
kurt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Udmurt

Кион preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

вовк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Hó'nehe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kumppi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lovo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lupu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Lôf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Wolf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
snøølhke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Ƿulf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Бöрÿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Бөрү preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Жанавур preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ကၠဵုကၠိင် preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ᏩᏯ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃/Wulfs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Wjelk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

bhagyarr
Recognized by admin
bhairrya
Recognized by admin
za'eb
Recognized by admin
بھیڑیا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Boʻri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Händikaz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Sói xám preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Walloon

Leu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Blaidd preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Wolf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wolof

Boy gi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yiddish

וואלף preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zhuang; Chuang

Manaez preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ذئب رمادى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

قۇرد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bcl

Lobo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bxr

Шоно preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

گورگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Verg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Eml

Lauv preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

wolf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Frp

Lop preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Glk

ورگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hak

Lòng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lld

Lu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ltg

Palākais vylks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lzh

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Пирӹ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mzn

ورگ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Lông preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nds Nl

Wulf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nrm

Loup preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pms

Luv preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

بگیاڑ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Lobo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Lobo-cinzento
Recognized by admin

Sgs

Vėlks preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Stq

Wulf preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Szl

Wilk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vec

Łovo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vro

Susi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Canidae
Canis Linnaeus 1758

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Canidae Fischer 1817
Canis Linnaeus 1758

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Canidae
Canis Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Canidae
Canis

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Canis Linnaeus 1758
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Canidae Fischer 1817
Canis Linnaeus 1758

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Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Caniformia
Canidae
Canis