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coyote Coyote Coyote (Canis latrans) A coyote (Canis latrans) stands on dry grass and looks over its shoulder, with its body facing forward and head turned to the side. Diagram showing the biological classification hierarchy for the coyote (Canis latrans) and gray wolf (Canis lupus), with labeled taxonomic ranks from domain Eukarya down to species, and illustrations of each animal.
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Coyote (Canis latrans).
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A coyote (Canis latrans).
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Coyote (Canis latrans)
A lighter-coloured variant of the coyote (Canis latrans).
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A coyote (Canis latrans).
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Coyotes and gray wolves share a long evolutionary history and are closely related,...
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