Great Lakes-boreal wolf
| Great Lakes-boreal wolf | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subtribe: | Canina |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | |
The Great Lakes-boreal wolf is a North American hybrid canine population with Great Plains wolf and eastern wolf ancestry. By the 1960s, wolves of this population were the only wolves which had survived in the lower 48 states in the United States.
The Great Lakes-boreal wolf inhabits the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Great Lakes region. This animal largely preys on large ungulates such as moose and white-tailed deer in winter, though they also beavers in spring and summer.