coyote: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	prairie wolf • brush wolf • Canis latrans • little wolf

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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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