Q. Which of the following differences on Indian and Tibetan wolf is/are correct?
While Indian Wolf is a subspecies of grey wolf, Tibetan wolf is a subspecies of Himalayan wolf.
While Tibetan wolf can survive in low oxygen, Indian wolf can’t.
While Indian wolf is listed as endangered in Red Data Book, Tibetan is listed as critically endangered
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Notes:
The Indian wolf(Canis lupus pallipes) is a subspecies of grey wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. The Indian wolf is listed as ‘Least Concern’. The Indian wolf, that ranges over peninsular India.
Tibetan wolf is a sub-species of the grey wolf, found in the Himalayas and the Trans-Himalayan region. It is one of the world’s most ancient species. It has debated taxonomy as it shares the same genetic basis to that of Himalayan wolf. It is the product of an ancient separation from other wolves caused by geological uplift in the region. Thus, they have adapted to survive in the low oxygen of the high Himalayas where other wolves can’t. It is critically endangered in the country and listed in schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act. The Tibetan wolf, whose range extends from trans-Himalaya into Tibet and China.