Original: The terms Himalayan wolf and Canis himalayensis have been suggested by several Indian biologists for recognition as a critically endangered canid species , distinct from Canis lupus . In its morphological features , social and reproductive behavior , the Himalayan wolf resembles the Tibetan wolf , Canis lupus chanco .
Simplified: The Himalayan Wolf is a kind of wolf that was thought to belong to the Tibetan Wolf family , but it , in fact , may be its own species , Canis himalayensis .