Canis lupus griseoalbus Baird, 1858:104
Manitoba wolf, Grey-white wolf
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Canis lupus knightii (Anderson, 1945)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1800's?
Distribution
Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Baird, S. F. (1858). Mammals: General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes. Vol. 8, pt. 1, in Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Senate executive document no. 78, Washington, D.C., 757 pp.
Other references:
Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]
Mech, L. David. (1974). Canis lupus. Mammalian Species 37: 1-6, 5 figs.