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Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: latrans |
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Coyote Geography - Range
The ubiquitous coyote is found throughout North
America from eastern Alaska to New England and south through Mexico to Panama. It originally
ranged primarily in the northwest corner of the US, but it has adapted readily to the changes caused
by human occupation and, in the past 200 years,
has been steadily extending its range. |
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Coyote & Wolf Comparisons
The Gray Wolf, (Canis lupus) once shared much of the same range as
the coyote and belongs to the same Genus -- Canis. But the wolf is usually larger and darker in
appearance.
Coyotes also carry their tails quite differently than wolves. A coyote's
tail is normally held down, although not between the legs. A wolf carries
its tail rather horizontally.
The nearly successful attempts to exterminate the Gray Wolf (the
coyote's primary predator) has been largely responsible for the coyote's great expansion across the
American continent. |
Coyote Vital Statics
Weight: 15-45 lbs.
Length with tail: 40-60"
Shoulder Height: 15-20" |
Sexual Maturity: 1-2 years
Mating Season: Jan-March
Gestation Period: 58-65 days |
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Curious Coyote Facts
Only 5-20% of coyote pups survive their first year.
The coyote can run at almost 40 mph. Coyotes can breed with both
domestic dogs and wolves. A dog-coyote mix is called a "coydog." The coyote is more likely afraid
of you than vice-versa. Coyotes maintain their territory
by marking it with urine. |
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