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Mexican gray wolves

parallel evolution of marsupial and placental mammals

example of Linnaean classification

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Also Known As	timber wolf • Canis lupus

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Mexican gray wolves

parallel evolution of marsupial and placental mammals

example of Linnaean classification

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