what is a small wolf like prairie dog
Coyote
Coyote
The coyote ("Canis latrans") is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the 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, though it is larger and more predatory, and it is sometimes called the "American jackal" by zoologists. Other names for the species, largely historical, include the "prairie wolf" and the "brush wolf".
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Coyote [SEP] Introduction
The coyote ("Canis latrans") is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the 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, though it is larger and more predatory, and it is sometimes called the "American jackal" by zoologists. Other names for the species, largely historical, include the "prairie wolf" and the "brush wolf". 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, southwards through Mexico and into Central America.