Question: are dogs wolves and coyotes the same species?
Answer: Wolves (canis lupus), coyotes (canis latrans), and domestic dogs (canis familiaris) are closely-related species. All three can interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring — wolfdogs, coywolves, and coydogs. ... Scientists can identify a coywolf from a coyote and a wolf, and a coydog from a coyote and a dog.