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12-22-2016

Canis rufus

Canis rufus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Canis rufus ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

The red wolf (Canis lupus rufus is a canine native to the southeastern United States which has a reddish-tawny color to its fur. Morphologically it is intermediate between the coyote (Canis latrans) and gray wolf (Canis lupus), and is very closely related to the eastern wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) of eastern Canada.

The red wolf’s proper taxonomic classification (in essence, whether it is an admixture of wolf and coyote, a subspecies of the gray wolf, or a third, distinct species) has been contentious for well over a century, and is still under debate. Because of this, it is sometimes excluded from endangered species lists, despite its critically low numbers. Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently recognizes the red wolf as an endangered species and grants protected status. Canis rufus is not listed in the CITES Appendices of endangered species. Since 1996 the IUCN has listed it as a critically endangered species.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Where found: Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/11/1967 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 11/19/1986 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A. (portions of NC and TN see 17.84(c)(9))
  • Population location: Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population Listing status: Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Florida , North Carolina , South Carolina
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
  • Population location: U.S.A. (portions of NC and TN see 17.84(c)(9)) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
11/05/1999 64 FR 60454 Notice of Three Public Open Houses Prior to Proposing a Revision to the Special Rule for a Nonessential Experimental Population of Red Wolves in North Carolina
12/09/1997 62 FR 64799 64800 ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition To Delist the Red Wolf
04/13/1995 60 FR 18941 18948 ETWP; Revision of the Special Rule for Nonessential Experimental Populations of Red Wolves in North Carolina and Tennessee
01/13/1992 57 FR 1246 1250 ETWP; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to Delist the Red Wolf, Canis rufus; 57 FR 1246 1250
11/04/1991 56 FR 56325 56334 ETWP; Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population of Red Wolves in North Carolina and Tennessee; 56 FR 56325 56334
08/07/1991 56 FR 37513 37519 ETWP; Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population of Red Wolves in North Carolina and Tennessee; 56 FR 37513 37519
11/19/1986 51 FR 41790 41797 Determination of Experimental Population Status for Introduced Population of Red Wolves in North Carolina; 51 FR 41790-41797
07/24/1986 51 FR 26564 26569 Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for Introduced Population of Red Wolves in North Carolina; 51 FR 26564-26569
03/11/1967 32 FR 4001 Endangered Species List - 1967
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