Eurasian wolf

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The Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus) is a subspecies of the grey wolf (Canis lupus). It is also known as the common wolf, European Wolf, Carpathian Wolf, Steppes Wolf, Tibetan Wolf and Chinese Wolf. It originally lived in most of Eurasia, with a southern limit of the Himalayas in the Hindu Kush Range.

It is the largest of Old World grey wolves, averaging 39 kg (86 lb) in Europe.[1]

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  1. "Factsheet: Gray Wolf (Eurasia's Carnivores > Canis lupus)". 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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