# Talk:Coyote

Given that grey wolves and coyotes only spit around 50000 years ago, and according to some studies, North American grey wolves are more related to coyotes than they are to Eurasian grey wolves, should the coyote just be considered a subspecies of grey wolf? 2001:1970:4885:CC00:0:0:0:F1E0 (talk) 01:39, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Just as soon as some taxonomic authority classifies it as C. l. latrans. Currently, none have. 14.2.206.29 (talk) 05:00, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Should there be a subcategory for the coyote's relationship with the American badger given the frequent relationship between the two animals when hunting prey? Traptor12 (talk) 23:39, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Coyote is spelled the same in English and Spanish. It is derived from Nahuatl (Aztec). My question is why is the first syllable in English pronounced "Ki" and not "Co" as in the Spanish. Is "Co" frequently pronounced "Ki" in English? -- GreenC 04:08, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
There should be something on pronunciation for this entry.  I have heard two personally -- "Ki-oat" and Ki-oat-tee."  Which is correct?  (I'm assuming that it's regional.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueIris2 (talk • contribs) 

Pronunciation and regional variants are discussed in the section titled "Naming and Etymology" Mediatech492 (talk) 08:04, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
Indeed, and here's a link for you: Coyote#Naming_and_etymology. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:56, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

I removed this sentence (which does not have a citation):

The earliest written reference to the species comes from the naturalist Francisco Hernández's Plantas y Animales de la Nueva España (1651), where it is described as a "Spanish fox" or "jackal".
Coyotes are described a century earlier in the Florentine Codex (see [1]), and possibly earlier than that. Jcitawy (talk) 10:22, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

All of the range maps have Vancouver Island as part of the range of coyotes. There are no coyotes on Vancouver Island. 
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/hunting/trapping/coyote.pdf 2001:569:519E:EF00:F16F:72C4:E01D:9FF4 (talk) 00:26, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

There are however coyote on Newfoundland and this isn't shown on the range map. https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/wildlife/all-species/coyotes/ 142.162.251.15 (talk) 23:32, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
I confirm that you are correct. Perhaps the next iteration of the map will include these two points. 14.2.206.29 (talk) 05:06, 22 September 2024 (UTC)