Red wolf Canis rufus Audubon and Bachman, 1951 Critically Endangered - CR: D (2004)

Authors: Kelly, Beyer, Phillips

From the IUCN

Three subspecies were recognized by Goldman (1937, 1944) and Hall (1981): C. r. gregoryi, C. r. floridanus, and C. r. rufus. The subspecies used for the reintroduction effort into North Carolina is C. r. gregoryi (Kelly et al. 2004).

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