Mogollon mountain wolf
| Mogollon mountain wolf | |
|---|---|
Extinct (unknown year) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | †C. l. mogollonensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| †Canis lupus mogollonensis Goldman, 1937 | |
| Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America | |
The Mogollon mountain wolf (Canis lupus mogollonensis) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf whose range once included Arizona and New Mexico. It is darker than its more northern cousins, and has a highly arched frontal bone.