Russian Wolf

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iRussian Wolf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: lupus Subspecies: C. l. communis
Trinomial name
Canis lupus communis Schreber, 1775
Russian wolf range

Main article: Gray Wolf

Russian wolves (Canis lupus communis) are among the largest subspecies of gray wolf in the world. They occur in North Central Russia and are hunted legally. Their numbers have declined sharply since the early twentieth century due to a combination of federal wolf hunting initiatives and bounties, both of which have been largely discontinued since the fall of the Soviet Union. As a result, their numbers have stabilized somewhat.