Distinction: The Mexican wolf is definately the most distinguishable subspecies of the five subspecies of gray wolf. Of all the Canis lupus subspecies, the Mexican wolf is the smallest. Usually on reaching 4.5-5-5 feet in length, the Mexican wolf only weights about 50-90 pounds. The coat is somewhat similar to that of other gray wolves, but it sports a little more red then most. The colors which make up all Mexican wolves coats are buff, gray, red and black.

Prey: As for prey, the diet of the Mexican wolf differes from that of other gray wolves in that the selection differs geographically. The Mexican wolf's prey usually consists of white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, javelina, jack rabbit, cottontail rabbits and smaller mammals. The hunting style is usually less in numbers then the northern species of gray wolves. To conserve energy in the heat of the sun, they will either hunt at night or hunt in the day in less numbers.

Location: As you may know, the Mexican wolf is commonly called 'lobo' as that is 'wolf' in Spanish. However, this name may be outdated in the fact that mostly all Mexican wolves have disappeared from their geographic, historic location due to a change in the predatory laws. The predatory laws stated that if a wolf was found on your property (which could be acres of wilderness) it was legal to shoot. This resulted in making the Mexican wolf the rarest of all wolf species in North America. By the late 1970's, the Mexican wolf had near completely disappeared from Northern America and Mexico.