Coyote
Canis latrans
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 89,488
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The coyote /kaɪ(j)oʊt(i)/ is a species of canine also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, and brush wolf. It is native to North America, and it is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecological niche as the golden jackal does in Eurasia but the coyote is generally larger.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Coyote”.