Italian Wolf

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iItalian Wolf
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. italicus
Trinomial name
Canis lupus italicus
Italian wolf range
Italian wolf range
Main article: Gray Wolf

The Italian Wolf (Canis lupus italicus, a.k.a. Lupine) is a subspecies of the gray wolf found in the Apennine Mountains in Italy. Recently, the subspecies has also been spotted in areas of Switzerland. In both countries, it is federally protected.

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