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Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: latrans

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. 

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

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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