Description
Canis lupus.
Date 19 July 2006
Source Interlingua wikipedia https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Author Jairo S. Feris Delgado (https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jasef)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canis_lupus_Parc_des_Loups_003.jpg

The Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the Italian Peninsula. It inhabits the mountainous areas of the Apennines and western Alps, though it is undergoing expansion towards the north and east. Since the 1990s, the Italian wolf's range has expanded into southwestern France and Switzerland. Although not universally recognised as a distinct subspecies, it nonetheless possesses a unique mtDNA haplotype and a distinct skull morphology.
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis lupus
Subspecies: Canis lupus italicus Altobello, 1921