Canis latrans
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
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Common name
Coyote (English), Brush Wolf (English), American Jackal (English), Prairie Wolf (English)
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Similar species
Summary

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specicialist Group

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Publication date: 2012-01-11

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Canis latrans. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1866 on 30-04-2025.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Canis latrans
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • belize
  • canada
  • costa rica
  • el salvador
  • guatemala
  • honduras
  • mexico
  • nicaragua
  • panama
  • united states
Informations on Canis latrans has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Red List assessed species 1: DD = 1;
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Locations
COSTA RICA
Mechanism
[1] Predation
Outcomes
[1] Environmental Species - Population
  • [1] Population size decline
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Bibliography
3 references found for Canis latrans

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General information
Gese, E.M., Bekoff, M., Andelt,W., Carbyn, L. & Knowlton, F. 2008.�Canis latrans. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.�
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/3745/0 [Accessed 1 March 2012]
Integrated Taxonomic Information Facility (ITIS), 2012. Canis latrans Say, 1823
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=180599 [Accessed 1 March 2012]
Smith, A.T. & Boyer, A.F. 2008. Sylvilagus dicei. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/21209/0 [Accessed 16 Januray 2012)
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Canis latrans
Coyote, Brush Wolf, American Jackal, Prairie Wolf
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Recommended citation
(2025). Canis latrans. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).