General Characteristics

Length - 31-51 cm ( 13 - 20 in )

Size - 100 - 150 cm ( 40 - 58 )

Shoulder Height - 61-81 cm ( 26-32 in)

Weight - 60 to 80 pounds

Description

 The gray wolf is a large, doglike carnivore with heavy, broad skull and muzzle; height at shoulder slightly greater than at rump, imparting a suggestion that the animal is partly crouched; legs relatively long , as compared with coyote's tail relatively short; upperparts grayish, usually heavily washed with blackish, occasionally predominately blackish; head more or less tinged with cinnamon; underparts whitish or buffy  and  tail black-tipped.

Range - Gray wolves are found in N. America, Europe, Asia, and Middle East.

Habitat - They live in forests, taiga, tundra, deserts, plains, and mountains.

Food -They prey on moose, deer, and caribou. They also eat smaller mammals such as beaver and hares during the summer time as well as carrion and plant material.

Status - There are an estimated 7,000 to 9,000 wolves in Alaska and more than 3,500 in the lower 48 states. Around the world there are an estimated 200,000 in some 57 countries only, compared to up to 2 million in earlier times.

Reason for the status - This is because of Shooting, trapping, and poisoning has exterminated the gray wolf from its original range.

What type of animal is it - Omnivore

Gestation - roughly two months long

Longevity - 8-16 years ( to 20 years in captivity )

Coat - Usually  gray to tawny buff but varies from white through red and brown to black.

  Gray Wolf