Gregory's wolf

Gregory's wolf
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
Subspecies:
C. r. gregoryi
Trinomial name
Canis rufus gregoryi
Goldman, 1937
Synonyms
  • Canis lupus gregoryi
  • Canis niger gregoryi

Gregory's wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi), also known as the Mississippi Valley wolf, is the sole living subspecies of the red wolf. It once roamed the regions in and around the lower Mississippi River basin. It is the subspecies of red wolf which inhabits North Carolina.