Color: 

Mix of buff, gray, red and black

Size:

4 ½ - 5 ½ ft snout to tail, 26 – 32 inches tall 

Weight:

60 – 80 lbs

Average Lifespan: 

5-6 years

Captive Lifespan:

15 years 

Once ranging from central Mexico to southwestern Texas, southern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

Mountain forests, grasslands and shrub lands.

Mating: 

Mid February – mid March

Gestation/Incubation:

About 60 days

Litter/Clutch Size:

2-8 pups

Mature: 

1-3 years

White-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and smaller mammals such as rabbits, ground squirrels and mice.

A pack averages 5-8 individuals.  Wolves use a sophisticated communication system consisting of vocalization, scent, and body posture.

1. Of the five North American subspecies, the Mexican wolf is the smallest in size.

2. USFWS is currently reintroducing wolves in southwestern Arizona and New Mexico, there are appox. 42.