Mammals

Dire Wolf

Aenocyon dirus

Extinct

This animal is extinct. No living individuals remain.

Status source

Warm-blooded animals with hair or fur that feed their young on milk.

Dire Wolf, AI-generated lifelike reconstruction
AI-generated reconstruction. Colors and soft tissues are interpretive.

Classification

Common name
Dire Wolf
Browse group
Mammals
Scientific name or taxon
Aenocyon dirus
Taxon rank
species
Order
Carnivora
Family
Canidae
Genus
Canis
Source classification
Mammalia

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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