Smaller than the gray is the red wolf, at roughly 66 centimeters (26 inches ... The dire wolf (Canis dirus) was said to be around the size of the largest gray wolves, with a shoulder height ...

Red wolves have, as you might’ve guessed ... They’re often described as somewhere between a wolf and coyote in terms of size, standing at around 66 centimeters (26 inches) at the shoulder ...

which concludes that red wolves are a legitimate wolf species (Canis rufus) separate from grey wolves and coyotes. In June 2018, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed allowing North Carolina ...