Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: lupus baileyi
Mexican Wolf - Canis lupus baileyi
358229
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the largest member of the dog family in New Mexico (up to 1.6 m). Historically they were widely distributed through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, south into central Mexico. They have been extirpated from most of their historic range and in recent years have been reintroduced to New Mexico and Arizona. They can inhabit any habitat type where their presence doesn?t conflict with human land uses and where prey, including large ungulates, is abundant.
Status
USFS Status:
BLM Status:
SWAP Status: SGCN
NMRP Strategy Status:
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 76
Number of Mapped Locations: 84
Number of Observations: 94
Observation date range: 01-01-1901
to 08-29-2020
External Links
Year
80
Citation A80BOG01NMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
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A80BOG01NMUS
Year
83
Citation A83B0G01NMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
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A83B0G01NMUS
Year
1983
Citation Bogan, M.A. and P. Mehlhop 1983. Systematic relationships of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in southwestern North America. Occasional papers the Museum of Southwestern Biology. Num. 1:1-21. (17 June 1983)
Reference Code
A83BOG01NMUS
Year
1986
Citation Cook, J.A. 1986. The mammals of the Animas Mountains and adjacent areas, Hilalgo County, New Mexico. Occasional papers The Museum of Southwestern Biology. 1(4):1-45.
Reference Code
A86COO01NMUS
Year
1931
Citation Bailey, V. 1931. Mammals of New Mexico. North American Fauna. 53: 1-412.
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B31BAI01NMUS
Year
1944
Citation Young, S.P. and E.A. Goldman. 1944. The wolves of North America. The American Wildlife Institute, Washington, D.C. 636pp.
Reference Code
B44YOU01NMUS
Year
1975
Citation Findley, J. S., A. H. Harris, D. E. Wilson, and C. Jones. 1975. Mammals of New Mexico. Univ. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. 360 pp.
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B75FIN01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
Reference Code
D13GIL01NMUS
Year
1978
Citation Conway, M. 1978. NM Dept. of Game and Fish.
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P78CON01NMUS
Year
1980
Citation Applegarth, J.S. 1980. The ridge-nosed rattlesnake in New Mexico: a review of existing information and a search for suitable habitat on public lands. Unpubl. manuscript for US Bureau of Land Mngt., Las Cruces, 140 pp.
Reference Code
U80APP01NMUS
Year
1993
Citation Wolok, M. 1993. Unpublished Mexican Wolf Recovery Program reported wolf occurrence forms.
Reference Code
U93WOL01NMUS
Year
1978
Citation New Mexico Natural Heritage Program. Unpublished computer database (LCD) plant and animal records from NM Natural Heritage Program 1978 - 86.
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UNDHER01NMUS
Year
1965
Citation New Mexico Natural Heritage Program. Unpublished manual database animal records from NMNHP 1976 - 87.
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UNDHER02NMUS
Year
Citation UNDHERO1NMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
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UNDHERO1NMUS
