The Red Wolf is one of the lesser known wolf species native to North America. They once roamed throughout much of the southeastern United States but have been eliminated from almost all of their natural range. Red wolves also have a more slender build and longer legs than gray wolves. Although many red wolves have a reddish cast to their fur, some do not.
Males are generally larger than the females.
It is believed that they do not form large packs like gray wolves. Although they are capable of taking large prey such as deer, most of their food consists of smaller animals such as rabbits, raccoons, rodents, and birds. Red wolves seem to be most active at night. Preferred habitats of the red wolf include large amounts of upland and swamp forests with thick cover. Red wolves mate in eady spring, with the pups being born in late spring after a gestation period of 60 to 63 days.