Tibetan Wolf

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Tibetan Wolf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. langier
Trinomial name
Canis lupus laniger

The Tibetan wolf is a grey wolf species (Canis lupus laniger) found in parts of Central China, southwest-Russia, Manchuria, Tibet and the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan. The Tibetan wolf is a large sized animal with dark colored coats. They are usually found in cold deserts or mountains.In some areas they were found in large packs migrating. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia and Himalayas.