Gray Wolf

Japanese: gray wolf(英語表記)graywolf
Gray Wolf

...There are three species: the gray wolf, the Japanese wolf, and the American red wolf.
【kinds】
The gray wolf, Canis lupus (illustration), also known as the gray wolf or timber wolf, was once widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, North America, and Mexico, but has now almost disappeared from most of Western Europe and the United States, and is extinct in the UK, Poland, Switzerland, Hokkaido, and other places. Its body length is 82-160cm, tail length 30-50cm, shoulder height 55-97cm, and weight 15-82kg; females are slightly smaller than males.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "gray wolf" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…タイリクオオカミ,ニホンオオカミ,アメリカアカオオカミの3種がある。
【種類】
 タイリクオオカミCanis lupus(イラスト)は,ハイイロオオカミ(英名gray wolf),シンリンオオカミ(英名timber wolf)とも呼ばれ,かつてはヨーロッパ,アジア,北アメリカのほとんど全域とメキシコに広く分布したが,今では西ヨーロッパとアメリカ合衆国の大部分からほとんど姿を消し,イギリス,ポーランド,スイス,北海道などでは絶滅した。体長82~160cm,尾長30~50cm,肩高55~97cm,体重15~82kg,雌は雄よりやや小さい。…

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