Florida black wolf (Canis rufus floridanus) Description
English: An illustration of a Florida Black Wolf as drawn by James Audubon from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon and John Bachman, originally published in three volumes (1845-1848).
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Date between 1845 and 1848
Source Original publication: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon and John Bachman.
Immediate source: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?
Author John James Audubon (Life time: 1785-1851)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FloridaBlackWolf.jpg
The Florida black wolf (Canis rufus floridanus), also known as the Florida wolf and the black wolf, was a subspecies of the red wolf, Canis rufus, though this has been contested in recent years, that lived in Florida. This subspecies became extinct in 1908 due to crowding out of its habitat and hunting.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis rufus
Subspecies: Canis rufus floridanus Goldman (1944)