coyote
Sign in to saveThe coyote (Canis latrans) 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.
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The coyote is a North American canine species that is smaller than gray wolves but plays a similar ecological role to jackals in other parts of the world. It matters because it occupies an important ecological niche in North American ecosystems, similar to how golden jackals function in Eurasian environments.
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- Description
- Taxonomy and evolution
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- Naming and etymology
- Evolution
- Fossil record
- DNA evidence
- Subspecies
- Hybridization
- Behavior
- Social and reproductive behaviors
- Territorial and sheltering behaviors
- Hunting and feeding behaviors
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- Ecology
- Habitat
- Diet
- Enemies and competitors
- Range
- Diseases and parasites
- Relationships with humans
- In folklore and mythology
- Attacks on humans
- Livestock and pet predation
- Hunting
- Fur uses
- Tameability
- In popular culture
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The coyote (Canis latrans) 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.
The coyote is listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to its wide distribution and abundance throughout North America. The species is versatile, able to adapt to and expand into environments modified by humans; urban coyotes are common in many cities. The coyote was sighted in eastern Panama (across the Panama Canal from their home range) for the first time in 2013.
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Carnivorans of Central AmericaCarnivorans of North AmericaCommons link from WikidataCoyotesExtant Middle Pleistocene first appearancesFauna of the California chaparral and woodlandsFauna of the Rocky MountainsFauna of the Western United StatesFur tradeIUCN Red List least concern speciesLeast concern biota of the United StatesMammals described in 1823