Mammal
Coyote
Canis latrans
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common Names
Prairie Wolf / Small Wolf
Habitat
Niobrara and points west
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1804-09-18
Observed At
Near the White River, Lyman County, South Dakota
Seen by Spanish in Southwest, but first described for science by Lewis. This plains denizen adapted well to farmlands.
