At a glance

Key facts

Scientific Name
Canis lupus
Weight
40 kg
Length
1.4 m
Lifespan
12 years
Habitat
Forest, Tundra, Grassland
Diet
Carnivore

In context

Gray Wolf offers a useful cursorial terrestrial range of 23 to 80 kg and 0.87 to 1.30 m in body length. Its wild lifespan averages 5 years and reaches 13 years, so the range is more informative than treating longevity as a single fixed value.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE
1.4 × 0.8 m

PHYSICAL

Weight
40 kg
Height
0.8 m
Length
1.4 m

LIFE

Lifespan
12 years
Gestation
63 days

TRAITS

Scientific Name
Canis lupus
Diet
Carnivore
Habitat
Forest, Tundra, Grassland

ABILITIES

Speed (km/h)
60
Bite Force (PSI)
406

Reported species traits

Sex and geographic scope are not separated, and life stage is unspecified. Ranges do not imply an average. These measurements are not matched to the recorded length or height.

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Reported body length

Reported minimum
0.87 m
Reported maximum
1.3 m
Reported average
Unknown

Originally reported units

Reported minimum
870 mm
Reported maximum
1300 mm
Reported average
Unknown

Reported mass

Reported minimum
23 kg
Reported maximum
80 kg
Reported average
Unknown

Reported wingspan

Unknown

Wild lifespan

Reported minimum
Unknown
Reported high value
13 years
Reported average
5 years

Locomotion

Primary medium
terrestrial
Additional reported media
None reported
Reported behaviors
cursorial, terricolous

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