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  1. Japanese wolf
    Japanese wolfExtinct subspecies of mammal
    OverviewExtinctionSizeFossilsFactsHabitatHybridization with dogsCultural significance
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    Japanese wolf - Wikipedia
    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    The Epic Mystery of the Japanese Wolf--Are There Wolves in Japan?
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    The Epic Mystery of the Japanese Wolf--Are There Wolves in Japan?
    YouTubeBob Gymlan139.3K viewsFeb 26, 2023
    Etymology

    C. hodopylax's binomial name derives from the Greek Hodos (path) and phylax (guardian), in reference to Okuri-inu from Japanese folklore, which portrayed wolves or weasels as the protectors of travelers.
    There had … See more

    Taxonomy and origin

    Before Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck classified it, it had been long recognized in Japan that Honshu was inhabited by two distinct canids; ōkami (wolf) and yamainu ("mountain dog", likely a type of … See more

    Range

    The Japanese wolf inhabited Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu Islands but not Hokkaido Island. The remains of a 28,000-year-old wolf specimen from the Yana River on the northern coast of arctic Siberia matched th… See more

    Physical characteristics

    Canis lupus hodophilax was described by Temminck in 1839 as smaller than Canis lupus lupus (Linnaeus 1758) and of shorter legs, with its coat smooth and short. The Japanese wolf was smaller than the Hokkaido w… See more

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