Assertion: red wolf | /r/HasProperty | distinct species
Facets:
value: from hybrids
type: OTHER
value: from coyotes
type: OTHER
value: morphometrically
type: MANNER
value: taxonomically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A 2012 study, on the other hand, concluded that the red wolf is a distinct species which diverged from the coyote and the eastern wolf 150000-300000 years ago.
text: A study of Canis morphometrics conducted in eastern North Carolina reported that red wolves are morphometrically distinct from coyotes and hybrids.
text: However, based on available research, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have legally designated the red wolf, Canis rufus, a distinct species.
text: One is that the red wolf was a distinct species (C. rufus) that has undergone human-influenced admixture with coyotes.
text: Others believe the red wolf to be a distinct species, but fear interbreeding with the coyote has compromised its genetic purity.
text: The classic scientific view holds that the red wolf is a distinct species that generally falls between a gray wolf and a coyote in size, with adults measuring up to 63 inches (160 centimeters) in length and weighing 40 to 90 pounds (18 to 40 kilograms).
text: In March 2019, the committee released its report, Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf, which found that the red wolf is indeed a taxonomically distinct species.
text: A study of Canis morphometrics conducted in eastern North Carolina reported that red wolves are morphometrically distinct from coyotes and hybrids.