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Mammals · Carnivora · Canidae
Iberian Wolf
Canis lupus signatus
Not Evaluated
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
The Iberian wolf is the subspecies of grey wolf native to the Iberian Peninsula, described by Ángel Cabrera in 1907. It is told apart by its somewhat smaller size than the central European wolf, its greyish-brown coat and its characteristic dark markings. It lives in family packs holding territories of 150 to 350 km² and feeds on roe deer, wild boar and red deer and, in farmed areas, on livestock and carrion. After coming close to extinction in the mid-20th century, it has recovered and today occupies Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and León and northern Portugal.
Weight
25 kg – 45 kg
Size
1 m – 1.4 m
Life expectancy
