288. Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758

Common name: Gray Wolf

Myanmar name:

Distribution: North America, Canada and Eurasia. In Myanmar, the existence of this species was based principally on isolated sightings in the neighborhoods of Hpare village, Chipwi Township (Tun Yin 1993) and Pangnamdim (Rabinowitz and Khaing 1998) in Kachin State.

Remarks: This species is listed as normally protected species of Myanmar; however, it could be regionally extinct in Myanmar since no recent record in their known distribution range.