Species
Species marked this color are rare or extinct, and might not be approved if you apply using one.
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Any common species not listed may be marked "other" in your application
The smallest wolf species, these weigh only 30 to 50 pounds, roughly 2.5 feet tall and 3.5 feet long. They have stocky legs, short ears, round heads and short muzzles. Their coats are dark and usually coarse. They thrive on the southeastern coasts of Alaska, inhabiting submerged coastal islands.
Alexander Archipelago
This wolf was hunted to extinction. They weighed in around 80 to 150 pounds and were about 5 to six feet in length. Their coats were often black, but were sometimes mixed with browns and greys.
British Columbian
These wolves have large ears placed high on their narrow heads. Their loins are slender, and their coarse coats are tawny-colored. They tend to stand at 2.5 feet in shoulder-height and 3.5 to 5.5 feet in length, weighing between 70 and 130 pounds.
Eurasian Wolf
This is a medium sized wolf with a fluffy coat of light colors; usually off-white, dirty-white or cream. They are typically 4 to 5 feet long and about 2 to 3 feet to the shoulder. They weigh an average of 80 to 140 pounds. These wolves are found in Canada and in the Northwestern Territories.
Hudson Bay Wolf
Found East of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada from the arctic coast to south of Great Bear Lake is the Mackenzie Tundra Wolf. This wolf, as well a subspecies of the Gray wolf, may be 5 to 5.5 feet in length. Their coat can be white, cream-colored, grey, black, and even a mix of all colors.
Mackenzie Tundra
One of the smallest subspecies this wolf is about 3 to 4 feet in length and around 2.5 feet shoulder-length. Mexican wolves can also weigh 60 to 82 pounds. The Mexican wolf has big, long ears and a thick neck. Their fur can be quite fluffy and can be a mix of all colors, some wolves being paler than others.
Mexican Wolf
These wolf have light coats of cream, tan reds, or whites, with some grey shades and speckles. They are 2 to 2.5 feet in height and 4 to 5 feet in length. They average between 65 and 70 pounds. While not nocturnal, they sleep during the day and are active at night, and hunt small game primarily in solidarity or in pairs.
Tibetan Wolf
This large wolf weighs between 100 and 125 pounds, averaging 7 feet in length and 2 to 3 feet in shoulder height. It is described with coasts of grey, white, black, rusty reds,silvers, or a mix of them all. Its fur is fine and fluffy for the arctic places they dwell in. The tundra wolf is a fine hunter , feeding on large game like bison.
Tundra Wolf
These are primarily white, but can vary between light browns, greys, dirty and cream whites. Their fur is thick and cold resistant. Between 3.5 to 5 feet in length, and 2.5 feet to shoulder height, it's uncommon tto weigh over 120 pounds. They have a relatively poor sense of smell, but have self-heating abilities that allow them to walk and thrive in the snow.
Arctic Wolf
Found mostly in Canada, these wolves sport coats from greys to browns to whites and blacks. Males typically weight between 75 to 80 pounds, while females usually way weigh 60 to 65. Both measure 5 to 5.5 feet in length and 2 to 3 feet in shoulder height.
Eastern Timber
Gray wolves have various coat colors with grays, whites, blacks, browns and creams. Females have smoother coats than males, but both sport thick, fluffy coats durable in the cold, with self-heating abilities. Adult grays can be 3.5 to 5 feet in length and about 2 feet in shoulder height. Their sense of smell is poor, but they have stellar nocturnal vision.
Gray Wolf
Iberian wolves are thin wolves with shorter legs. Their coats are often a dark grey and brown color, but sometimes close to orange with white markings on the chin, cheeks, chest, and underbelly. They weigh around 75 to 90 pounds, mainly inhabiting the plains and forests of Northwest Spain.
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Iberian Wolf
This wolf stands 2.5 - 3 feet shoulder-length, is 5 - 7 feet in length, and weighs about 100 - 145 pounds. They have short, stocky legs built for traveling through snow or rocky mountains, and a deep chest for breathing in high altitudes. They also have large, thick necks that support a large skull, and this wolf has great stamina, able to travel up to 70 miles per day.
Mackenzie Valley
This is a medium to large wolf, weighing 85 to 115 pounds. The largest on record was 145 pounds. This is a light-colored wolf sporting the typical black saddle marking on its back as well as a half mask on the face. This wolf has a much more flattened and narrow forehead .​
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Rocky Mountain Wolf
Age Chart
PHYSICALLY
New born - 12 weeks = PUP
12 weeks to 1.5 years = TEEN
1.5 - 3 years = YOUNG ADULT
3 - 6 years - ADULT
6 - 11 years = ELDER
11 - 15 years = DEATH
MENTALLY
New born - 1.5 years = PUP
1.5 - 2.5 years = TEEN
3 - 5 years = YOUNG ADULT
5 - 8.5 years - ADULT
8.5 - 11 years = ELDER
11 - 15 years = DEATH
Development
of pups
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10 - 13 days: the eyes open
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3 weeks: the milk teeth appear, they start to explore the den
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4 - 5 weeks: short trips outside the den, begin to eat meat
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6 weeks: moving up to a mile from the den (with adult wolf)
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6 - 8 weeks: pups are weaned, traveling to rendezvous site.
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12 weeks: begin to travel with the pack on hunts (with adult wolves)
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15 - 28 weeks: milk teeth are replaced
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7 - 8 months: begin to hunt with the pack