The coyote (Canis latrans), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf, is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf.

They range from Panama in the south, north through Mex­ico, the United States, and Canada. They occur as far north as Alaska and all but the north­ern­most por­tions of Canada. Coy­otes are ex­tremely adapt­able and use a wide range of habi­tats …

2025年2月5日 · coyote, (Canis latrans), New World member of the dog family (Canidae) that is smaller and more lightly built than the wolf (Canis lupus). The coyote, whose name is derived from the Aztec coyotl, is found from Alaska southward into …

The coyote (Canis latrans) is a species of canine native to North America. It fills much of the same ecological niche as the Golden jackal does in Eurasia. The coyote is larger and more predatory and was once referred to as the American jackal by a behavioral ecologist.

2023年9月11日 · A species account of Coyote (Canis latrans) in Texas. This includes a physical description, geographic distribution, a list of subspecies, habitats, population status and conservation status of the species.

2024年1月9日 · Coyote (Canis latrans) Coyotes are the most abundant predator at Jewel Cave National Monument. They can be heard howling and yipping in the morning and evening.

The Pleistocene coyote (Canis latrans orcutti), also known as the Ice Age coyote, is an extinct subspecies of coyote that lived in western North America during the Late Pleistocene era. Most remains of the subspecies were found in southern California, though …

2019年3月9日 · The Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans var), one of three canids that live in the Adirondacks, is an opportunistic predator at home in a wide variety of habitats. The name "coyote" is derived from the Aztec Indian word "coyotl." The scientific name (Canis latrans) is Latin for "barking (or howling) dog."

The coyote (Canis latrans); from Nahuatl pronunciation (help·info)) is a canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf.

This canine has been named Canis latrans var. [3] and has been referred to as the eastern coyote, northeastern coyote, coywolf, [4] and the southern tweed wolf. [5] [6]Coyotes and wolves first hybridized in the Great Lakes region, followed by a hybrid coyote expansion that created the largest mammalian hybrid zone known. [7] In 2014, a DNA study of northeastern coyotes …