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<p> <em>Canis lupus signatus</em> (Cabrera 1907)</p>

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  • Iberian wolf

  • Canis lupus signatus (Cabrera 1907)

  • Canidae

  • The Iberian wolf is a canine with a robust silhouette, pointy muzzle, wide head, triangular ears, high limbs and long tail. It has brown thick fur, with white spots on its muzzle, belly and limbs. It's body can measure up to 1.25 m long with a 40 cm tail and it can weigh 35 kg.

  • Peneda-Gerês National Park

    Montesinho Nature Park

    Alvão Nature Park

    Douro Internacional Nature Park

  • Norte

  • Endangered

  • Iberian Peninsula

  • The Iberian wolf can exist in several habitats as long as they offer food and tranquillity. In Portugal it exists in mountainous areas, with abundant vegetable cover, and near open areas. 

  • All year long

  • The Iberian wolf feeds mainly on medium sized to large mammals, such as the boar, buck, deer, and in their absence, domestic ungulates and dead animals. 

  • The Portuguese population of this species is estimated to be between 200 and 400 individuals.