Tibetan_wolf

The Tibetan wolf , also known as the woolly wolf or the Himalayan wolf, is a gray wolf subspecies native to Asia from Turkestan throughout Tibet to Mongolia, northern China and the Indian subcontinent. In Tibet and Ladakh it is known as ''chánkú'' or ''shanko''.

''Canis lupus'' is relatively widespread with a stable population trend and has therefore been assessed as Least Concern by IUCN since 2004.

''Canis lupus chanco'' is regarded as a synonym of ''Canis lupus lupus'',.. more