What is the classification of a wolf?

Here's the classification of a wolf, using the Linnaean system:

* Domain: Eukaryota (organisms with cells containing a nucleus)

* Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

* Phylum: Chordata (animals with a notochord)

* Class: Mammalia (mammals)

* Order: Carnivora (meat-eating mammals)

* Family: Canidae (dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)

* Genus: *Canis*

* Species: *Canis lupus*

So, the full scientific name of a wolf is _Canis lupus_.