The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. Tens of subspecies of C. lupus are known there.
Wolf or wolves may also refer to:
Animals Other canids and carnivores known as wolves include: African wolf (Canis lupaster) Armbruster's wolf (Aenocyon armbrusteri), extinct canine of North America Coywolf, a wolf-coyote hybrid Dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), extinct canine of North America Edward's wolf (Canis edwardii), extinct canine of North America Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), also known as Abyssinian wolf Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), extinct canine of the Falkland Islands Hare-eating wolf (Canis lepophagus), extinct canine of North America Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), a South American canid species Mountain wolf or red wolf (Cuon alpinus), better known as dhole or Indian wild dog Painted wolf or ornate wolf (Lycaon pictus), better known as the African wild dog Prairie wolf (Canis latrans), better known as the coyote Red wolf (Canis rufus), an endangered canine of the Southeastern US; by some considered a subspecies of the gray wolf Reed wolf (Canis aureus moreoticus), better known as the European jackal, a subspecies of golden jackal Rocky Mountain wolf (disambiguation) Tasmanian wolf or marsupial wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), an extinct Australian mammal Tiger wolf (Crocuta crocuta), better known as the spotted hyena Timber wolf (disambiguation) Tweed wolf or eastern coyote, a variety of coywolf Zhoukoudian wolf (Canis variabilis), an extinct canine of Central and East Asia
Giant otter or river wolf, Pteronura brasiliensis
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Wolf (name), including a list of fictional characters known as wolf W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), in the G.I. Joe universe
Film The Wolf (1916 film), a Hungarian film The Wolf, a 1919 film by James Young Wolves (1930 film), starring Charles Laughton Wolf (1955 film), a Japanese film The Wolves (1956 film), an Italian neorealistic drama starring Silvana Mangano The Wolves (1971 film), a Japanese film Wolf (1994 film), starring Jack Nicholson Wolves (1999 film), a documentary short Wolf, a 2008 film by Daniel Alfredson The Wolf (2004 film) or El Lobo, a Spanish biographical film by Miguel Courtois Wolf (2013 film), a Dutch film by Jim Taihuttu Wolves (2014 film), a Canadian action horror film starring Lucas Till Wolves (2016 film), an American sports drama starring Michael Shannon Wolf (2021 Indian film), a Malayalam thriller by Shaji Azeez Wolf (2021 Irish-Polish film), an Irish-Polish drama Wolves (2022 film), a Canadian thriller starring Mark Nocent Wolfs (film), a 2024 American action thriller Dances with Wolves, Lakota name for John Dunbar
Music Bands Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band
Albums Wolf (Hugh Cornwell album) (1988) Wolf (Trevor Rabin album) (1981) Wolf (Tyler, the Creator album), or the title song (2013) Wolves (Deadlock album) (2007) Wolves (Idiot Pilot album) (2007) Wolves (My Latest Novel album) (2006) Wolves, an unreleased collab album between Kanye West and Drake (2015) Wolves (Rise Against album) (2017) Wolves (Story of the Year album) (2017) Wolves, an album by Kyle Cook (2018) Wolves (Candlebox album) (2021) Dances with Wolves (soundtrack), original soundtrack album (1990) by John Barry
Songs "Wolf" (Exo song), 2013 "Wolf" (Saint Asonia song), 2022 "Wolves" (Big Sean song) (2020) "Wolves" (Kanye West song) (2016) "Wolves" (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song) (2017) "The Wolves" (song), 2011, by Ben Howard "Wolves" (Garbage song) (2021) "Wolf", a song by B'z from New Love (2019) "Wolf", a song by The Beau Brummels from The Beau Brummels (1975) "Wolf", a song by First Aid Kit from The Lion's Roar (2012) "Wolf", a song by Iced Earth from Horror Show (2001) "Wolf", a song by Nash the Slash from Children of the Night (1981) "Wolf", a song by Tungevaag & Raaban (2016) "Wolf", a song by Veruca Salt from American Thighs (1994) "Wolf", a song by Joe Walsh from The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (1973) "Wolves", a song by Azure Ryder (2020) "Wolves", a song by Ryan Adams from 1984 (2014) "Wolves", a song by Big Wreck from Albatross (2012) "Wolves", a song by Garth Brooks from No Fences (1990) "Wolves", a song by Machine Head from The Blackening (2007) "Wolves", a song by Europe from Walk the Earth (2017) "Wolves", a song by Freya Ridings from Blood Orange (2023) "Wolves", a song by the Cat Empire from Rising with the Sun (2016) "Wolves", a song by Rise Against from Wolves (2017) "Wolves", a song by Scale the Summit from Monument (2007) "Wolves", a song by Wu-Tang Clan from 8 Diagrams (2007) "Wolves", a song by Maggie Rogers from Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016 (2020) "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)", a song by Iron & Wine from The Shepherd's Dog (2007) "The Wolf", a song by Chelsea Grin from Eternal Nightmare (2018) "The Wolf", a song by Eddie Vedder from Into the Wild (2007) "The Wolves", a song by Pharaoh from Bury the Light (2012) "The Wolves (Act I and II)", a song by Bon Iver from For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Television The Wolf (TV series), a 2020 Chinese television series Wolf (British TV series), a 2023 British crime thriller television series set in Wales Wolf (American TV series), a 1989 CBS TV-series set in San Francisco Wolf (Thai TV series), a 2019 Thai television series Wolf (miniseries), a 2018 Turkish-language television miniseries
Other uses in arts and entertainment Wolf (card game), an historic variant of the card game Tippen Wolf (novel), a children's novel by Gillian Cross Wolf (video game), 1994 The Wolf, a 1908 play by Eugene Walter Wolves (book), a children's book by Emily Gravett The Wolves (play), 2016, by Sarah DeLappe Lupin III or Wolf 3, a manga and anime series Dances With Wolves (novel), by Michael Blake
Astronomy Lupus (constellation) or Wolf, a southern constellation 14P/Wolf, a periodic comet Wolf (crater), a lunar crater
Businesses and organizations Wolf Ammunition, a line of ammunition associated with Sporting Supplies International Wolf Racing Cars, an Italian racing car manufacturer Women's Liberation Front (WoLF), an American non-profit radical feminist organization
Military HMS Wolf, 16 ships of the British Royal Navy SMS Wolf, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I Land Rover Wolf, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps Wolf Armoured Vehicle, an Israeli-produced armored personnel carrier Wolf, the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the German Bundeswehr
People Wolf (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people and characters with the name The Wolves (professional wrestling), or the American Wolves, the tag team of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards
Places Wolf, California, US Wolf, Kansas, US Wolf, Minnesota, US Wolf, Ohio, US Wolf, Oklahoma, US Wolf, Wyoming, US Wolf Township, Pennsylvania, US Wolf (river), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany The Wolves (Bristol Channel), two rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK The Wolves (New Brunswick), undeveloped islands in New Brunswick, Canada Volcán Wolf, a volcano in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Radio and television stations
WOLF (AM), a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Syracuse, New York, US WOLF-FM, a radio station (92.1 FM) licensed to Baldwinsville, New York, US WOLF-TV, a television station (channel 22, virtual 56) licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, US
Sports teams Australia Brisbane Wolves FC, an Australian soccer team Wollongong Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team Western Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team Windsor Wolves, an Australian rugby team
Canada Akwesasne Wolves, a hockey team La Tuque Wolves, a hockey team Ottawa Wolves, a rugby team Ripley Wolves, a hockey team St. Catharines Wolves, a soccer team Shelburne Wolves, a hockey team Sudbury Wolves, a team in the Ontario Hockey League Sudbury Jr. Wolves, former name of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, a team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sudbury Wolves (EPHL), a defunct team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League Lakehead Thunderwolves, athletic program of lakehead University
United Kingdom Edinburgh Wolves, a Scottish American Football team Warrington Wolves, an English rugby league team Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., an English football team commonly known as "Wolves" Wolverhampton Wolves, an English Speedway team Worcester Wolves, a British basketball team
United States Carolina Raging Wolves, a football team Chicago Wolves, a minor league ice hockey team Connecticut Wolves, a soccer team Detroit Wolves, a baseball team Idaho Wolves, a soccer team Los Angeles Wolves, a former professional soccer team Manchester Wolves, a minor league arena football team Stockton Wolves, an arena football team Wisconsin Wolves, a football team
Elsewhere EHL Wolves, a Swiss ice hockey team Faisalabad Wolves, a Pakistani cricket team La Louvière Wolves, a Belgian American football team Tangerang Wolves F.C., an Indonesian football team VfL Wolfsburg or the Wolves (in German, Die Wölfe), a German football club Warri Wolves F.C., a Nigerian soccer team Wayamba Wolves, a Sri Lankan cricket team
Other uses Wolf (horse), a Chilean racehorse Wolf (train), a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive Wolf Prize, a science and art award WOLF, the ".wol" file extension used for eBooks on the Hanlin eReader
See also Wolfs (disambiguation) The Wolf (disambiguation) Wolf Brigade (disambiguation) Wolfe (disambiguation) Wolff, a surname Volf, a surname Woolf, Virginia Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries, a video game Wolof (disambiguation) WOLV (disambiguation) Wulf (disambiguation) Beowulf and Wulf and Eadwacer, Old English epic poems "WOFF", a 2020 song by Baby Alice